Dui,and cid in 2009 also charged with 2nd degree felony assault class c dec2010 over the accident

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   Edward Lee Guinn

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   Answered January 05, 2011 05:17. As a general rule if the conduct was committed before the effective date of the new statute, the old statute will apply.
   
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   Lacy Fields

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   Answered January 05, 2011 12:20. It really depends on which "laws" you are referring to.
   When laws are changed, whether or not they will be retroactive depends on whether they are substantive or procedural. Therefore, if you were charged in 2009 or 2010 with a crime you allegedly committed in 2009, all the punishment-related laws from 2009 should apply. However, the courts could determine that some of the 2010 changes were procedural, and try to apply the new 2010 laws. Still, punishments are always considered substantive, so you should not be subject to the new harsher punishments.

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   Carl WardPro

   Saint Louis DUI / DWI Attorney

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   Answered January 05, 2011 18:11. Need date of arrest and call me stupid, but what is "cid?" Carl Ward

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