Thomas Lang. Thomas Lang was standing at the door of his dressing room, waiting to take his spot at the last Modern Drummer Festival Weekend. The thirty-four-year-old, Austrian-born drummer, now a resident of England, was an unknown quantity to this discriminating crowd. By rights, he ought to have been quaking in his shoes.
California has comprehensiveâand complicatedârules regarding statutes of limitations for criminal cases. The statute of limitations specifies the time period within which a case must be commenced by the state.
The statutes of limitations for sexual assault crimes in New England, New York, and New Jersey, vary greatly, depending on the state, the severity of the offense, whether there are aggravating circumstances, the victim ' s age, and whether the state has an extension for particular circumstances.n 1985, the legislature increased the statute of limitations for the following crimes from six to 10-years: (1) rape of a child under age 16, (2) rape of a child, (3) assault with intent to commit rape, and (4) assault on a child under age 16 with intent to commit rape.