An “ex post facto” law would be one that

(a) lowers the penalty for a crime after it was committed.
(b) criminalizes previously-lawful conduct after it was committed.
(c) creates a new defense to a criminal charge.
(d) reduces a felony to a misdemeanor.


(b) criminalizes previously-lawful conduct after it was committed.

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