Stogner v. California (Stogner v. California 539 US 607 (2003))
In 1993, a case regarding ex-post facto: In California passed a criminal statute of limitations permitting prosecution for sex-related child abuse however the limitation period will expire if the prosecution doesn’t begin within one year of a victim’s police report. Facts of the case: In 1998, Marion Stogner was arrested for sex-related child abuse committed between 1955 and 1973. If the new statute had not been passed then, California wouldn’t have been able to arrest and prosecute Stogner. The issue the courts faced was: Did the Ex Post Facto Clause bar the application of California's retroactive extension of the statutes of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors?
