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Tolling Provision Is Only Worth The Language That's Written

Law360, New York (September 17, 2014, 1:14 PM EDT) -- Criminal statutes of limitations protect people from being prosecuted for crimes they committed too long ago. Most federal crimes are governed by the statute of limitations in 18 U.S.C. §3282, which states, "no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense, not capital, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within five years next after such offense shall have been committed." As with most provisions of the criminal code, however, a defendant can agree to toll the limitations period or waive the defense altogether....

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