Legal Question in Criminal Law in Tennessee
!0 Yr. old aggravated burg. charge
I just turned myself in on a Aggravated Burglary and Theft over 1,000 charge that is from July 1998. The sealed indictment was signed Oct. 1999 and I was arrested on 5/4/09. Has the statute of limitations run out on this charge? What is my best option?
Asked on 5/06/09, 10:39 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jes Beard
Jes Beard, Attorney at Law
Re: !0 Yr. old aggravated burg. charge
No the statute of limitations has not run. The statute of limitations refers not to the length of time the state has to ARREST you or to bring you to trial, but the time it has to CHARGE you. That happened almost ten years ago.
Your best approach is to hire a good criminal defense attorney and let him address the specific facts of your case.
Answered on 5/08/09, 5:57 pm
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