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.
What are the Statute of Limitations for Federal Crimes? If you were arrested for a crime, you were most likely detained by a police officer and charged under California law. However, if you were arrested by a federal law enforcement agency (like the F.B.I.) or committed a crime that violates federal statute, you could be charged under federal law.