Here's an example for you -- not from criminal law, but you should be able to draw some parallels.
What if a state passes a new law establishing a master-teacher level in the public schools, including how someone might reach this status, what his/her duties might be, how much he/she would be paid (noticeably more than "regular" teachers), etc. -- but the state doesn't also figure out how to fund such positions. The school districts and the counties can't afford to pay for such positions. So ... would that position ever be established in reality? (Would that law every be put into action?)
what makes law differ from those on the books to those in action. don't all laws have an action component?
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Should be ~~> (Would that law ever be put into action?)