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STATE v. SHORT

No. 16888.

350 S.E.2d 1 (1986)

STATE of West Virginia v. Clifton B. SHORT.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

October 28, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Karr, Ravenswood, for appellant.

Kenneth Knopf, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.

BROTHERTON, Justice:

This is an appeal of an October 15, 1984, order of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, retroactively applying the Victim Protection Act of 1984, and granting judgment against the appellant, Clifton B. Short, in favor of the State of West Virginia for and on behalf of the victims of Mr. Short's criminal enterprises, in the amount of $15,151.30. We find that the retroactive application of the 1984 act would constitute an ex post facto law and reluctantly...

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