Section 5.05. Application of chapter to offenses committed before and after enactment  


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  • 1. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of and
      punishment for any offense defined in this chapter and  committed  after
      the  effective  date hereof, as well as the construction and application
      of any defense to a prosecution for such an offense.
        2.  Unless  otherwise  expressly  provided,  or  unless  the   context
      otherwise  requires,  the  provisions  of  this chapter shall govern the
      construction of and punishment for any offense defined outside  of  this
      chapter  and  committed after the effective date thereof, as well as the
      construction and application of any defense to a prosecution for such an
      offense.
        3. The provisions of this chapter  do  not  apply  to  or  govern  the
      construction  of  and  punishment for any offense committed prior to the
      effective date of this chapter, or the construction and  application  of
      any  defense  to a prosecution for such an offense. Such an offense must
      be construed and punished according to the provisions of law existing at
      the time of the commission thereof in the same manner as if this chapter
      had not been enacted.