Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Is there a statute of limitation on a weapons charge?

This question is for a friend of mine. In 1993, he was arrested with a gun. He went to court and placed on probation. After reporting several times to the probation department, they had no records of his arrest or any papers on him. Several months passed,he moved away to get help that was needed very badly [mentally]. He acually thought that this case was over, because the probation department never got any records on him. Now, he just found out that there is a warrant for his arrest. He wants to take care of this problem. But we are try to find out if there is a statute of limitation for this charge. He plans to go to Florida right after Thanksgiving. So we really need to know what recourse he has. Thank you


Asked on 11/18/01, 3:39 pm

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Savyon Grant Law Office of Savy Grant

Re: Is there a statute of limitation on a weapons charge?

What you are staying is very confusing. If he was on probation for the offense than it appears as if he was indicted. If he was indicted than the statue of limitation stops to run. What I mean is that there is a statue of limitation which applies to the time frame the state has to indict an individual. If an individual disappears for 10 years, he does not afford the benifit of this.

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Answered on 11/19/01, 2:35 pm


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