Bragg’s case hinges on the allegation that the crime of falsifying business records — bookkeeping fraud — was done in the commission of another crime, a campaign finance violation, The New York Times reported in March. The Times reported the charge would amount to a “low level” felony.
“If Trump is convicted of bookkeeping fraud as a felony he could face up to four years in prison.
The charge usually has a five-year statute of limitations as a felony, but those are extended when a defendant continuously lives out of state, as Trump did during his presidency, the Times reported.
The statute of limitations was also extended by more than a year in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/03/report-manhattan-grand-jury-indicts-trump-in-hush-money-case/
Flatworm in reply to MarkS. | March 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm
New York Criminal Procedure Law, Section 30.10(4):
4. In calculating the time limitation applicable to commencement of a
criminal action, the following periods shall not be included:
(a) Any period following the commission of the offense during which
(i) the defendant was continuously outside this state
georgfelis in reply to Flatworm. | March 30, 2023 at 10:58 pm
So if you commit a minor crime in NY college, move to California for fifty years or so, and then decide to run for office, some political hack of a prosecutor in NY can decide to haul your carcass back to NY and hammer you into a jail cell, but if you stayed in the Big Apple for a few years first, all they could do is pound sand? Wow, that sounds…. fair. Not.
Wonder if that would survive a Constitutional challenge?