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STATE v. HONEYCUTT

No. SC 92229.

421 S.W.3d 410 (2013)

STATE of Missouri, Appellant, v. Joey D. HONEYCUTT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Opinion Modified on Court's Own Motion December 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel N. McPherson , Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, T. Todd Myers , Greene County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Springfield, for the State.

Margaret M. Johnston , Public Defender's Office, Columbia, Christopher S. Hatley , Attorney, Springfield, for Honeycutt.

ZEL M. FISCHER, Judge.

This Court holds article I, section 13's ban on the passage of any law retrospective in its operation does not apply to criminal laws. Section 571.070.1(1)1 is a criminal law, and as such, the circuit court erred in dismissing the charge against Honeycutt on the ground that the statute was unconstitutionally retrospective as applied to him. The circuit court's judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded.

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