BECKER, A.C.J.
A 1901 saving statute provides that a prosecution for a criminal offense must proceed under the criminal and penal statutes in effect at the time the offense was committed, unless the Legislature expresses a different intent in an amendatory or repealing act. Intending to increase the use of a treatment-oriented sentencing alternative for drug offenders, the Legislature amended the eligibility criteria with a statute that became effective on July 25...
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