In RE McSHERRY

Opinion

KLEIN, P. J.

Leonard James McSherry seeks writ review of his conviction of an attempt to annoy or molest a child under the age of 18 years with a prior conviction of lewd act. (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 647.6, subd. (c)(2).) McSherry claims he was not timely prosecuted. A violation of the statute of limitations deprives the court of jurisdiction and may be raised at any time. (People v. Williams (1999) 21 Cal.4th 335, 339-340 [87 Cal.Rptr.2d 412, 981 P.2d 42].) We therefore issued an order to show cause to address the merits of McSherry’s claim. Upon consideration of the issue presented, we…