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MELSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-1585.

505 A.2d 455 (1986)

Clarence M. MELSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory L.A. Thomas, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Daniel S. Seikaly, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, and Lee F. Satterfield, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, MACK and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a sentence imposed by the trial court pursuant to the Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA),1 18 U.S.C. §§ 5005-5026 (1976). Appellant contends that it was error for the trial judge to impose sentence under the FYCA because the repeal of the FYCA took effect before the sentencing hearing. The government argues that the ex post facto clause of the Constitution requires that the FYCA remain...

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