Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Steven Louis Ieppert, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

October 11, 19951995 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 100

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that an ex post facto claim is a systemic constitutional prohibition that cannot be forfeited by failure to raise it at trial, reversing the lower court and remanding for reconsideration. The opinion also clarified that forfeiture rules for indictment defects do not apply to ex post facto challenges.