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 state has up until the statute of limitations (at least 2 years for a misdemeanor, and up to 4 if they charge a felony) to bring a criminal case against him, and they have until that time to use any evidence of the messages. Re: Is Text Messages Alone Enough to Stand Up in Court The age on consent in NM is 16.