criminal law question really important?

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lets say some guy robs a bank, and hes on the loose and hes just been found but its been about 8 years later. will the government/bank or whatever prosecute or is there some law that has a certain time limit with conviction?
 
When you rob any type of bank in the country
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That warrant follows that person to the grave and beyond
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Till someone finds where in the world or in the ground they are at
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Even outlaw cowboys of the 1800's had a warrant follow them to the grave
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If a crime has been committed and the evidence that the person picked up for it shows his/her guilt, then that person can be prosecuted and if found guilty, punished for that crime. There isnt a statute of limitations here. Look at Ronnie Biggs.
 
The statue of limitations has passed on the crime and he can not be prosecuted.


If the bank that was allegidly robbed was a federally chartered bank, a member of the Federal Reserve, or a bank insured by the FDIC (in other words, almost any bank), then robbing it is a federal offense (18 U.S.C. ? 2113). Thus, the Statute of Limitations would be governed by 18 U.S.C. ? 3032(a), which says "Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense, not capital, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within five years next after such offense shall have been committed."

Note that once the defenant is indicted, the statute of limitations clock stops ticking, whether that person is "in custody" or not.

Note also that by robbing a bank, the defendant may be guilty of crimes under state law, which will be subject to a different statute of limitations
 
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