Pakakos Khrosceri Associates v. Konstantinolou

Pakakos Khrosceri Associates v. Konstantinolou was a landmark decision made by the Lower Royal Court of Vavylon on the power of prosecutors. It held that crimes committed that are no longer illegal cannot go to court unless discovered when the crime was illegal.

Background
During her rule, Elleni Michali introduced a new tax program called the Xals Kam. The Xals Kam stated that 'all tax paying organizations and businesses must also pay a tax for all imported vegetables and fruits.' This was meant to keep Vavylonian farmers in business by incentivizing buying their products, but many businesses just didn't pay the tax. Since the law was lazily enforced, many businesses were able to keep their tax fraud a secret. One such business was Pakakos Khrosceri Associates, the largest Vavylonian grocery store. However, about 100 years later King Vasiliou Konstantinolou passed a new tax plan, the Vasiliou Program. It abolished all protective tariffs and instituted a simple flat tax. After reviewing previous tax records, it was revealed that Pakakos' store had committed tax fraud by not paying the tariff. The head prosecutor of Vavylon City, Stavros Konstantinolou, promptly sued Pakakos Khrosceri for not paying the tariff. This was no longer illegal however, as the tariff had been abolished by Vasiliou.

Ruling
In a 5-2 decision, the Lower Royal Court decided that since not paying the tariff was no longer illegal, that Pakakos Khrosceri could not be convicted.