Does a warrant for arrest have to be issued before the expiration of the statute of limitations?

In People v. Lewis (1986) 180 Cal.App.3d 816, 821, 225 Cal.Rptr. 782 ( Lewis ), the appellate court considered a warrant for the defendant's arrest, which was not in evidence at trial, but which was a part of the appellate record, to conclude the prosecution against the defendant had commenced before the expiration of the statute of limitations. That court relied, in part, on People v. Posten (1980) 108 Cal.App.3d 633, 648, 166 Cal.Rptr. 661 ( Posten ), in which the appellate court concluded, [n]othing in the case law

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