Legal Opinion
People v. Robinson
California Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 2010No. S158528PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
A jury convicted defendant Paul Eugene Robinson of five felony sexual offenses, all perpetrated against Deborah L. on August 25, 1994. Each was punishable by imprisonment in state prison for a maximum of eight *1112years. Therefore, the prosecution had to commence “within six years after commission of the offense[s]” to satisfy the applicable statute of limitations. (Pen. Code, § 800.)1
Once the statute of limitations for an offense expires without the commencement of prosecution, prosecution for that offense is forever time-barred. (Stogner v. California (2003) 539 U.S. 607, 615-616…
2Cases cited75 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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