Corpus Christi, TX asked in Criminal Law for Texas

Q: in 2016 what was the statue of limitation on theft?

seeking info on how to dispose of a case that transpired in 2016 and during this time I have been treated unjustly and very disrespected I believed to have the right to be heard in a timely manner but I can't even get charged its sitting in the D.A.s office collecting dust does it really take two years to decide whether or not charge someone?

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Kiele Linroth Pace
Kiele Linroth Pace
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Austin, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: Five years from the date of the alleged theft, except theft by public servant is ten years and also theft of an estate by the executor of the will. The specific details are in Chapter 12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, which is posted here:

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/SOTWDocs/CR/htm/CR.12.htm

However, as a practical matter, it doesn't usually taken anywhere near that amount of time. If you were arrested, released on bond, but not yet formally charged, then US v. Marion may be more instructive than Barker v. Wingo.

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