7676211-239Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016General ProvisionsCommon Law And Rules Of ConstructionRules Of Construction And DefinitionsRepeal not to affect liabilities; mitigation of punishmentCode 1919, § 6, § 1-16; 2005, c. 839.Rollins v. CommonwealthRecord No. 6260207 Va. 5751966-11-28https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1295814/rollins-v-commonwealth/ . . . correctly told, in accord with Code 1950, section 19.1-239, that if they acquitted defendant on the . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Barber v. CommonwealthRecord No. 5998206 Va. 2411965-06-14https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1373717/barber-v-commonwealth/ . . . from the Commonwealth. . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr> . . . United States of America, and Cross-Appellant v. Donald H. . . . 8311_1298 F.2d 4691961-12-29https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/256070/united-states-of-america-and-cross-appellant-v-donald-h-jacobs-doing/ . . . further proceedings. . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitMorency v. Com.062025649 S.E.2d 6822007-09-14https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058596/morency-v-com/ . . . Code § 1-239 preclude the retroactive application of the 2006 amendment in this case. . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Blalock v. MarkleyRecord No. 6401207 Va. 10031967-04-24https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1221063/blalock-v-markley/ . . . to the trial court. This was error. Section 19.1-239, under which Markley was committed, allowed . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>McMahon v. City of Virginia BeachRecord No. 781028267 S.E.2d 1301980-06-06https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1326941/mcmahon-v-city-of-virginia-beach/ . . . Section 3 of the 1971 Constitution, and Code § 15.1-239 now expressly permits special assessments . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Brennan v. BlankenshipCiv. A. No. 78-0037(R)472 F. Supp. 1491979-02-23https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2124254/brennan-v-blankenship/ . . . 's trial, the Code of Virginia (1950), § 19.1-239 (now § 19.2-181) provided that a defendant . . . District Court, W.D. Virginia . . . Front Royal and Warren County Industrial Park Corporation, a . . . 96-1614135 F.3d 2751998-01-23https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/751352/front-royal-and-warren-county-industrial-park-corporation-a-virginia/ . . . Virginia Beach v. Virginia Land Inv. Ass'n No. 1, 239 Va. 412, 389 S.E.2d 312 (1990), which . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitPKO Ventures, LLC v. Norfolk Redev't & Housing Auth.1215342013-09-12https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1057719/pko-ventures-llc-v-norfolk-redevt-housing-auth/ . . . 5 . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Smith v. Commonwealth1215792013-06-06https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1057730/smith-v-commonwealth/ . . . 11 of the . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-239//1-239/1/2.1/2/1-239No new act of the General Assembly shall be construed to repeal a former law, as to any offense committed against the former law, or as to any act done, any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred, or any right accrued, or claim arising under the former law, or in any way whatever to affect any such offense or act so committed or done, or any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment so incurred, or any right accrued, or claim arising before the new act of the General Assembly takes effect; except that the proceedings thereafter held shall conform, so far as practicable, to the laws in force at the time of such proceedings; and if any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment be mitigated by any provision of the new act of the General Assembly, such provision may, with the consent of the party affected, be applied to any judgment pronounced after the new act of the General Assembly takes effect.section1