SOUZA v. STATE

No. 1042.

792 P.2d 289 (1990)

Joseph B. SOUZA, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

May 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Souza, Palmer, pro se.

Michael J. Stark, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Douglas B. Baily, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the superior court's denial of Joseph B. Souza's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Souza contends that the Department of Corrections' use of a newly enacted policy governing restoration of forfeited good time was a violation of the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws. We affirm.

The facts are not disputed. Souza is an Alaska prisoner serving a sentence imposed...

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