California Court of Appeal January 24, 1997, C020037 (People v. Lopez)

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United States · · · 24-01-1997

Opinion

SPARKS, J.

Except as provided in Penal Code sections 799 and 800, a prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison must “be commenced within three years after commission of the offense.”

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(Pen. Code, § 801.) This general statute of limitations is subject, however, to a discovery provision for specified crimes.

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