Julie Owns a Gun and Has for Several Years

question 30

Multiple Choice

Julie owns a gun and has for several years. She is arrested for possession of a firearm within the city where she lives. The day following her arrest, the city passes a law making gun ownership of any kind illegal and punishable by a year in jail for the first offense. Julie is sentenced to one year and a day in prison. ​

• A)Julie contends that because the law under which she was sentenced was passed the day after her arrest, her conviction on the gun possession charge is a clear violation of the principle of: ​
• B)ex post facto laws.
• C)bill of attainder.
• D)due process.
• E)overbreadth doctrine.

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