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To: Josephat
-- What is the statute of limitations for this crime? --

Defamation isn't a crime, it's a civil offense. Just meaning, McGinniss won't be charged by a grand jury or district attorney.

That said, statute of limitations is 2 years, for libel/slander, in Alaska.

44 posted on 09/22/2011 6:06:52 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

Defamation isn’t. Libel is.


47 posted on 09/22/2011 6:13:54 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.)
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