PEOPLE v. FORNAL


221 A.D.2d 361 (1995)

633 N.Y.S.2d 372

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melissa Fornal, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

November 6, 1995


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the April 1, 1994, amendment to Correction Law § 851 (2) (L 1994, ch 60, § 42), which, inter alia, precludes inmates convicted of manslaughter in the first degree from participating in a "work release program" (Correction Law § 851 [3]), constitutes an ex post facto law and deprives her of due process. The amendment was enacted after the defendant was sentenced and applies to...

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