Commonwealth v. Moehring

Concurring Opinion by

Montgomery, J.:

Statute of Limitations

The first question raised by appellant in this appeal from her sentence on the charge of subornation of perjury is'whether the statute of limitations barring such prosecution is five years or two years. The Act of March 31, 1860, P. L. 427, as amended, 19 P.S. §211, places perjury within the five-year limitation but fails specifically to state the imitation for subornation of perjury. Appellant argues, therefore, that she comes under the two-year limitation applicable to all crimes not spécificálly covered by the Act. I do not accept…