EX PARTE RUTLEDGE

No. 69914.

741 S.W.2d 460 (1987)

Ex parte Jimmy Michael RUTLEDGE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

December 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy Rutledge, pro se.

Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

Before us is an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P. The application presents the question of whether the 1987 amendment to the Prison Management Act, Article 6184o, V.A.C.S. is violative of the Texas or United States Constitution as an ex post facto law.

The Prison Management Act (hereinafter referred to as the PMA) was passed by the 68th Legislature as a stopgap measure to...

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