@BumbleBeeBoogie,
BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:
New Mexico has a 10 year statute of limitations to arrest a rapist. With new technology such as DNA testing, many old cases could be solved if a rapist is arrested for another crime and his DNA is found in the DNA lists.
Rape should be based on the same statute of limitations as murder. How many other crimes do you think should not have limited statutes of limiations?
BBB
New Mexico Statues re forcible rape;
ยง 30-1-8
Prosecution may commence
at any time after the
occurrence of a capital felony
or a first degree violent
felony;
Second degree felony, within
six years from the time the
crime was committed;
Third or fourth degree felony,
within five years from the
time the crime was