Assume that a state decides to define a juvenile as someone under the age of 16, not the usual 18. Assume further that a 17-year-old committed robbery before the change. To suddenly try him or her as an adult could constitute a (n) ________ violation.

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Ex post facto laws are laws that change the legal consequences of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law. Trying a 17-year-old as an adult for a crime committed before the age change would violate the principle of not applying laws retroactively.

Assume That a State Decides to Define a Juvenile as Someone