My niece was charged with aggravated assualt w/ deadly weapon in 2005 , She has not been to court yet . Whats the statues of limitations on this ?
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My niece was charged with aggravated assualt w/ deadly weapon in 2005 , She has not been to court yet . Whats the statues of limitations on this ?
Her father signed a do not prosecute . She was a child of family violence for years. Her father had prior assualt as well as conitnues to build his record with more assualts .
Asked on April 23, 2009 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
N. K., Member, Iowa and Illinois Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
The statute of limitations for this felony under the Texas Criminal Code is three years from the date of commission of the crime.
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