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It doesn't exactly work like that — you can't just go into hiding to wait out the time. Since there was a warrant out for his arrest, and marshals were actively
by austinl 7y ago
It doesn't exactly work like that — you can't just go into hiding to wait out the time. Since there was a warrant out for his arrest, and marshals were actively looking for him, I'm assuming the limit was suspended.
See: https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/criminal/criminal-law-basics/california-criminal-statutes-of-limitations.html https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/criminal/criminal-law-bas...
- onetimemanytime 7y agoin some countries you can though, even if sentenced, so it's not a dumb question. The idea is that after, say, 15 years (jail or not,) you've been rehabbed, making jail moot.