Legal Opinion
United States v. Craig E. Caldwell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1988No. 88-5037PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
In United States v. Akmakjian, 647 F.2d 12, 14 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 964, 102 S.Ct. 505, 70 L.Ed.2d 380 (1981), we held that the five-year statute of limitations codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3282 was not jurisdictional and could be waived by a defendant. We are now called upon to decide whether a written agreement providing for an indefinite extension of the limitation period is valid and enforceable. The district court, after noting that such open-ended waivers undermine the policy concerns which animate the statute of limitations, held that such…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Toussie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Claude C. Wild, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Michael C. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Fay Clinton Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Hector Acevedo-Ramos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Cathy CooperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Ramos v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991
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