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Re:Fugitive on run for seventeen years found living in cave ... by hatsunearu on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:04AM (#21114887)
That's the reason why the statute of limitations exist (at least one of em)
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Re:Fugitive on run for seventeen years found living in cave ... by candiodari on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:21AM (#21115055)
Statute of limitations applies BEFORE conviction, not after.
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Re:Fugitive on run for seventeen years found living in cave ... by sandworm101 on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:24AM (#21115073)
Before charges. The time between charges, trial and conviction is often far longer than the sol.
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Re:Fugitive on run for seventeen years found living in cave ... by candiodari on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:42AM (#21115230)
You're right. Charges is what counts. I was wrong here.
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Re:Fugitive on run for seventeen years found living in cave ... by echelon on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:33AM (#21115148)
He was already jailed, reportedly for for human trafficking. He escaped in the early 2000s.
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