Is there a difference in the statute of limitations between an accused who has pleaded guilty and those who have pleaded not guilty?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Swan, 1952 CanLII 163 (SK CA):
Wetmore, J., who gave the decision in Rex v. Brook, does not appear to have had the difference in the English statutes under consideration and does not refer to the limitations imposed therein on an accused who has pleaded guilty as against one who has pleaded not guilty.
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