How have courts interpreted the statute of limitations for sexual assault cases?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Le, 82 Cal.App.4th 1352, 98 Cal.Rptr.2d 874 (Cal. App. 2000):
In resolving the dispute between the defendants' and the Attorney General's interpretation of the statutes, we construe application of the statute of limitations strictly in favor of the defendants. (People v. Zamora (1976) 18 Cal.3d 538, 574.) Using this rule, general rules of statutory construction, and precedent, we conclude the defendants' interpretation is correct.
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