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And, horribly all it may take is someone obeying the (current) law, and having some zealous police/prosecutor take it back to court, where the court may rule differently than current law.
It shouldn't happen, but lots of things that shouldn't happen do...
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IMO, if the conduct clearly fell within the conduct allowed by precedent from the state's highest court, then a change in interpretation could be applied only prospectively. Otherwise, there would be an ex post facto problem and, possibly, a void for vagueness issue. I recognize that a person's life could still be ruined while sorting all that out.