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· 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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