What is the test for retroactive retroactive effect of a statute?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Weaver, 161 Cal.App.3d 119, 207 Cal.Rptr. 419 (Cal. App. 1984):
"A statute is not retroactive in operation merely because it draws upon facts antecedent to its enactment for its operation. [Citation.]" (People v. Venegas (1970) 10 Cal.App.3d 814, 823, 89 Cal.Rptr. 103.)
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