Legal Opinion
Mordja v. Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 2008No. OP 07-0679PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
¶1 Keith Mordja petitions for a writ of supervisory control to direct Judge Lympus and the Eleventh Judicial District Court to grant his motion to dismiss on the grounds that the statute of limitations has expired. The petition is denied.
¶2 We restate the issue as follows:
¶3 Where a statute is amended to extend the limitations period for a criminal offense, does the extended limitations period apply to offenses not barred at the time of amendment?
BACKGROUND
¶4 On January 29, 2007, Mordja was charged with one count of sexual intercourse without consent in violation of §…
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