im thinking of going to law school so i have a question.
say someone kills someone and gets away. if the police never find them after a certain amount of years do they dismiss the case?
all answer(s) welcome
2007-12-06 01:50:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
There is no statute of limitations on murder. There have been people convicted after decades.
2007-12-06 01:54:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a thing called "The Statute of Limitations" ...
The clock starts ticking when they've committed the crime. You usually, with most crimes, have 6 years from the time the crime is committed to catch and prosecute the suspect.
Prostitution crimes have a Statute of 1 year, sexual offenses is 26 years from the time the victim hit 16 or made the first accusation, armed robbery is something like 15 years, and murder has no statute of limitations, meaning if you killed somebody in 1903 and you just got caught, you'll be tried just like you killed someone yesterday.
2007-12-06 09:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the case goes cold but is always considered open. Most law enforcement agencies have a cold case squad that reviews them. With DNA and the advanced technologies, there's a good chance that the perpetrator will eventually be caught. There's no statute of limitations on murder.
2007-12-06 09:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by FieldMouse 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it goes into what is called the cold case file. There is a good show on A&E by that name that deals with old cases like that, and some are solved after decades have passed.
2007-12-06 09:54:57 · answer #4 · answered by booman17 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never.
There is no statute of limitations or time limits on murder cases.
2007-12-06 12:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋