· 2/20/1905
American Alkali Co. v. Salom
Citations
- 196 U.S. 641
- 25 S. Ct. 796
- 49 L. Ed. 631
- 1905 U.S. LEXIS 1236
How courts have described this case
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- “The old law governs eases arising before an amended statute takes effect, unless otherwise ordered.” (citations omitted)
- “In criminal cases, to determine whether a change in the law applies to a defendant, we generally have applied the law in existence on the date of the offense, regardless of its procedural or substantive nature.”
- “In criminal cases, to determine whether a change in the law applies to a defendant, we generally have applied the law in existence on the date of the offense, regardless of its procedural or substantive nature.”
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