If a sweet innocent girl was brutally assaulted in school for no reason, and the offender laughs about it while she is crying in excruciating pain on the ground, and the girl parents only find out about it 10 months later, can they still file a law suite against the offender? Both the victim and the offender are 16 years old now, but at the time of the assault it’s possible that one or the two were 15 years old, does that makes any difference?
It happened in the State of CALIFORNIA, city of Corona.
THANK YOU!
2007-02-24 07:26:48 · 6 answers · asked by f_vidigal 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
"The truth never fails!", i have VIDEO evidence, I don't even need witnesses. BUT WHAT IS THE TIME LIMITE BY LAW??????
2007-02-24 07:54:45 · update #1
As I noted in the other place you asked this question, you seem to be confusing two different things: filing criminal charges and filing a civil suit. Individuals do not file criminal (or in this case, juvenile) charges. That is done by prosecuting attorneys. If this is a misdemeanor assault, the time limit for filing such charges is one year. If it is a felony (with a deadly weapon or my means likely to cause great bodily injury), the time limit is three years.
I am not a civil attorney, but it is my understanding that the time limit for filing a civil suit for bodily injury is two years.
2007-02-24 15:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of you're speaking approximately 2 various issues right here. pressing quotes potential that the guy is charged criminally via the police. To record a regulation extra healthful potential to achieve this against somebody in civil court docket for economic reimbursement for discomfort and suffering, lost wages etc.. The time cut back could be diverse on each and every. for example, right here in Canada there could be no time cut back for the criminal fee of attack and that i think that the time cut back for submitting a civil extra healthful could be 6 months. you are able to upload a remark on your question to make sparkling this element and that i'm hoping somebody from California grants you the respond you %.
2016-12-17 18:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its never too late to file, however the problem is the evidence is pretty much gone. The only way you would have a chance is to find people who witnessed the incident and are willing to testify in her defense. Also if there is anyway that she may be able to record this person telling on himself that he did it, well then that is a shut case. Without him saying it and a witness, your chances are slim to none. You need evidence or there is no case. A witness is evidence by the way *wink*
2007-02-24 07:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by The truth never fails! 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This happens, its part of life. California is too sue happy. Black people tried to hang me when I was 5. My brother told me about it later as my memory of it is foggy. They thought it was a joke saying something about hanging a cracker out to dry. Life is tough. Deal with it! If you are really concerned about this forget the money and press charges!
2007-02-24 07:31:09 · answer #4 · answered by Correctlinguistics 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would like to know the answer to that too.
2007-02-24 07:30:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, their mexicans.
2007-02-24 07:29:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋