Legislative Time Limits That Require Prosecutors to Charge a Defendant

question 61

Multiple Choice

Legislative time limits that require prosecutors to charge a defendant with a crime within a certain amount of time after the illegal act took place are called:

• A) Discovery
• B) Nolle prosequi
• C) Statutes of acquittal
• D) Statutes of limitations

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