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pnwmom

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8. Witnesses die, forget, or become otherwise unable to testify.

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 01:13 PM

Jun 2013

The chance of this increases with every year. Also, if the defendant has kept a scrupulous life since the offense, prosecuting him for a long ago crime seems to defeat much of the purpose -- which is still hoped to involve rehabilitation.

The reason that murder isn't subject to a statute of limitations is because the crime is so great that the necessity to prosecute has been deemed to outweigh the problems with a delayed prosecution.

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does anyone know why is there a statute of limitations? [View all] leftyohiolib Jun 2013 OP

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From Wiki pkdu Jun 2013 #2

yea i saw that i guess more to the point would be leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #5

Witnesses die, forget, or become otherwise unable to testify. pnwmom Jun 2013 #8

Napoleon . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #3

Yes taterguy Jun 2013 #4

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