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Subject:
Criminal statute of limitations
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: injuin-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
08 Jun 2006 07:09 PDT
Expires: 08 Jul 2006 07:09 PDT Question ID: 736392 |
What is the criminal statute of limitations on dealing cocaine in Massachusetts? |
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Re: Criminal statute of limitations
Answered By: hagan-ga on 08 Jun 2006 09:16 PDT Rated: |
Hello, Injuin. Massachusetts has a six-year statute of limitations for most crimes, with certain exceptions such as murder and rape. Dealing in controlled substances does not fall within those exceptions, so it is subject to the general six-year limitations period. http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/277-63.htm You didn't ask, but the Federal statute of limitations is just as important in any case dealing with drug trafficking. The Federal limitations period is five years. 18 U.S.C. Section 3282, available on the Web at: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/ts_search.pl?title=18&sec=3282 See also U.S. v. Midgley http://vls.law.vill.edu/Locator/3d/Apr1998/98a1842p.txt Hope this helps, and if you need any clarification, please ask before rating the answer. Best of luck. |
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