Does section 3 of the Penal Code bar retroactive application of section 4 of the Criminal Code?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Woodson, 76 Cal.App.4th 1051, 90 Cal.Rptr.2d 839 (Cal. App. 1999):

2. In light of this conclusion, section 3, barring retroactive application of the Penal Code absent legislative intent to the contrary, is not implicated. (See People v. Teron (1979) 23 Cal.3d 103, 116-117, disapproved on other grounds in People v. Chadd (1981) 28 Cal.3d 739, 750, fn. 7.)
2. In light of this conclusion, section 3, barring retroactive application of the Penal Code absent legislative intent to the contrary, is not implicated. (See People v. Teron (1979) 23 Cal.3d 103, 116-117, disapproved on other grounds in People v. Chadd (1981) 28 Cal.3d 739, 750, fn. 7.)

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