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301: Why Do Some Crimes Have a Statute of Limitations?
The Philosophy of Crime
Why Do We Have Statutes of Limitations?
Ted Conrad has been missing for 50 years, but he can still be tried in court. Renner: The statute of limitations was not created to benefit the thief; it's a safeguard to keep innocent people out of prison. He says there are three reasons why we have statutes of limitations on criminal and civil cases.Renner: It means maybe the criminal who wronged you 10 years ago made himself into a better person since then.
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