Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

in searching court records i have found that i have been charged with stealing more than $400.00 from the company that worked in 2012. the charge was filed on 4/23/2013 and the offense was stated for back in 02/2012. is there a staute of limitaions and will this be consider a felony?


Asked on 4/25/13, 11:02 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

You MAY have statute defenses, depending upon when the crime was discovered and when charges were filed, but don't assume that, since prosecutors don't file charges with obvious defects. That would be a waste of their time. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, feel free to contact me.

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Answered on 4/26/13, 12:37 pm
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Prosecutors file cases with defects all the time. It's not clear what exact statute you have been accused of violating. There are different statutes of limitations, depending on the underlying charge. Murder, for example, has no statute of limitations, whereas most misdemeanor offenses have a one year statute.

If you want, send me a private e-mail of the charges, and I can give you the specific statute that governs.

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Answered on 4/26/13, 6:22 pm


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