Foster v. Commonwealth

BUMGARDNER, III, Judge.

Laura L. Foster appeals her misdemeanor conviction for uttering a bad check, Code § 18.2-181.1 She maintains the *576statute of limitations, Code § 19.2-8,2 barred her prosecution. We affirm her conviction.

The defendant uttered a bad check to Wal-Mart for $140.88. Wal-Mart did not obtain a warrant until fourteen months later. The trial court ruled the five-year statute of limitations for petit larceny applied and denied the plea of the statute of limitations.

Generally, felonies are not subject to a statute of limitations. See generally Ronald J. Bacigal, Criminal Procedure…