If, after the crime is committed and before a final judgment is issued thereon, a law that is more favourable to the accused is promulgated, such law shall alone be applicable. And if, after the judgment has become final, a law is promulgated deeming the act or omission, for which the accused has been convicted, as not punishable, the judgment shall be stayed and its penal effects shall cease, unless the new law stipulates otherwise. But if the new law only extenuates the penalty, the court which has issued the final judgment shall, upon the request of the Public Prosecution or the convict, amend the penalty imposed according to the provisions of the new law.
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