Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Embezzlement

My friend has a felony charge for embezzlement. This is his first criminal offense. The amount of money that was involved was about $4000. About $2500 was returned which was cash. The rest was checks that were destroyed by my friend. This all happened at a department store. My friend had his first court apperance over a year ago, and nothing was filed in the court, and they returned the bail money to him. They havent heard anything since about the case. What does that mean? How long does the DA's office have to file the case on this felony charge. Someone told my friend that theres a new law out, that after a certain amount of time the case is dropped, but that doesnt sound right. So I wanted to know if you know anything about that. Thanks


Asked on 10/24/05, 7:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Embezzlement

There is, and always was, a statute of limitations. Also, there was/is the right to a speedy trial. Sounds like a DA Reject. Your Friend skated. Tell him to be good from now on.

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Answered on 10/24/05, 9:31 pm


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