Question juridique clé
Whether the prosecution of the LMJ offenses was time-barred under the applicable prescription rules.
Solution extraite
The offenses were not time-barred under the new law, which was not more favorable than the old law in this case; the appellate court therefore erred in finding prescription.
Motifs extraits
At the date of the first-instance judgment, neither the ten-year absolute period nor the shorter alternative period under the new regime had expired. Because the new law was not more favorable, lex mitior did not apply.