[Fitzcarraldo]

told there was a 4 year statute of limitations.

If there was attempted murder, and the perp conducts actions to complete the act, would the clock be reset?

[Annie03]

Hmmm, trying to think this thru. If a history of abuse is determined, and MS's testimony in all the court proceedings is found to be lies, it could then be deduced that his fight for Terri's "right to die" was to cover up his past abuse, and to bring about her death with malice aforethought.Throw in the other woman and his refusal to get a divorce.
Then the attempted murder would have occured recently enough to prosecute him. Where is Vincent Bugliosi when you need him? It sounds like a decent circumstantial case but I'm not versed in Florida Statutes.

[Ohioan from Florida]

If there was attempted murder, and the perp conducts actions to complete the act, would the clock be reset?

Let me start by saying that I'm not sure if the 4 yr statute of limitations was for attempted murder. It probably was, but it might also be for domestic violence or some other crime.

The other thing was, about a month or so ago on earlier Terri threads, I remember coming across something in the Florida law that talked about when a disabled person regains abilities, I think the clock may restart on those situations, because it would be considered new evidence. I can't for the life of me remember which statute I was reading, or it's possible I misunderstood what it was referring to. At the time I was looking up stuff about guardianships and also crimes against elderly and disabled persons. For anyone who can help me have a go at it, here is a link to the Florida Laws that can be copy and pasted.

http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?StatuteYear=2003&Tab=statutes&Submenu=1&NewSelection=Go