Statute of Limitations Quotes

This is a unique legal loophole in the U.S.: If a non-native comes on a reservation and commits any crime, the non-native should be prosecuted by a federal court. Tribal law can arrest and hold someone for a year, but tribal law cannot prosecute non-natives. So since the federal courts are so overloaded, some of the cases get tossed out.

With a certain amount of time, people can't be crucified for what they've done wrong. It's what I always tell people.

I think it's common sense to say that the longer away from a crime it gets prosecuted, the less deterrent effect there is.

The same case not to be tried twice. There shall be no second action under this law against a person who is condemned or is acquitted in accordance with this law.

The medical malpractice system is simply broken; … it comes too late, … it costs so much

The law sometimes sleeps; it never dies.

I hear that Brooke Ashley is also pressing charges. I don't know how she can prove anything. How can they prove anything, whether it's true or not, that I'm the one that infected her?

These women [abused by Donald Trump] certainly do have seen the statute of limitations expire. But if he attacks these women, they can allege defamation of their own .

They got me for possession of something that was long, long gone.

I don't want to be in the Jerry Sandusky business.

And as soon as I did the research, I realized the law seemed to be on my side and I filed the suit.

There's no statute of limitations on doing what's right.

I was a lawyer for 10 years, and when you're in law, things really have to get done, or somebody sues you. It's a great trick.

The statute of limitations has long since passed on my youthful indiscretions.

This week I was proud to join with my colleagues to help pass two important, common-sense pieces of legislation that will limit the frivolous lawsuits by trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers that clog our courts and hurt our small businesses.

After four years is when they [Barack Obama Justice Department] announced that no charges would be pursued and no prosecutions would be pursued [George W.Bush]. So Trump's got time, is the point, folks.

What can you do if they have slapped you with a legal notice? You have to reply. For all you know, they have taken you to jail or something.

Class-action lawsuits should allow those with serious injuries to have their own day in court. The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act would do just that.

Under international law, defendants convicted in absentia have the right to a retrial, unless the prosecutors for the authorities who do finally capture them can show that the defendants knew they were under indictment.

I feel like there should be a statute of limitations on scoring political points on the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina.

In certain states there's a statute of limitation on women who have been raped. How do you do that to a woman? If they are hiding something for 10 years that they finally have the courage to come forward and talk about, how could you take that away from her? And that person should still be held accountable. There's so much about this that we should always be talking about. There are so many layers. And it happens every day, all the time.

Property, the owner of which has disappeared, the king shall cause to be kept as a deposit during three years; within the period of three years the owner may claim it, after that term the king may take it.

I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed.

I am in favor of short statutes of limitations in politics.

Today, Church policy in Ireland is to report allegations of abuse to the civil authorities. It recognises the Gardai and H.S.E. as those with responsibility for investigating such allegations and that any Church investigation should not take place until the investigation by the civil authorities has been completed.