Criminal Law: Sentencing-Repealed Statute-Retroactive Application
Where a defendant in a second–degree drug-trafficking case challenged the dismissal of his petition for declaratory judgment, arguing that repeal of a drug-offender statute should apply retroactively making him eligible […]
Criminal Law: Sentencing-Repealed Statute-Retroactive Application
Where the state challenged a judgment granting a defendant’s motion for parole eligibility in a second-degree drug-trafficking case, arguing that the repeal of Section 195.295 applied retroactively, the appellate court […]
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