State v. Pieper’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 248th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Weaver v. Graham · Calder et Wife, v. Bull et Wife. · Montgomery v. State · John McDonald v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Carmell v. Texas
Most-quoted passages
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“We hold that the [ten-year rule] was not an explicit guarantee that ... convictions could not be used in the future, but only a restriction on what prior convictions could be used to enhance an offense at the time. Therefore, the 2005 changes to the DWI enhancement statute, by removing all time limitations on the use of prior DWI convictions to enhance current DWI charges, did not increase [a defendant’s] punishment ... for prior convictions and therefore is not an ex post facto law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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