Legal Question in Criminal Law in Alabama

I Have Just Found Out That The Statute Of Limiations For A Felony Is Three(3) Years ALABAMA CODE- 15-3-5. If This Is True, How Did They Put Me On Trial ? On A Case, Where The People Waited Twenty(20) Years To File A Complaint.


Asked on 5/04/10, 5:43 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Mari Morrison Mari Morrison

More information would be necessary to answer your question. If a complaint was made years earlier, it depends on what the complaint was for. In sex cases they can be many years later as well as murder cases.

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Answered on 5/11/10, 5:15 pm


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