Case 2.1
Julie has been drinking at a bar for several hours. As she is driving home she runs off the road and hits a pregnant woman, killing the fetus but not the woman. Julie is charged with homicide. The homicide law where Julie lives does not include the unborn in its homicide statute.

-If Julie was convicted the court would have violated the ban on

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Case 2.1 
Julie has been drinking at a bar for several hours. As she is driving home she runs off the road and hits a pregnant woman, killing the fetus but not the woman. Julie is charged with homicide. The homicide law where Julie lives does not include the unborn in its homicide statute.

-If Julie was convicted the court would have violated the ban on​

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The court would have violated the ban on ex post facto laws if Julie was convicted under a homicide statute that does not include the unborn, as it would be applying a law retroactively to conduct that was not criminal at the time it was committed.

Case 2.1 Julie Has Been Drinking at a Bar for Several Hours