statute of limitations theme
A statutory maximum time that may elapse between a crime and the initiation of legal proceedings for that crime is featured.
Examples
Did Kodos the Executioner really deserve to be persecuted 20 years after his alleged crime in tos1x12 "The Conscience of the King"?
4 total · 1 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tos1x12 | major | Captain Kirk took it upon himself to reopen a case against Kodos the Executioner that the authorities had closed the book on some years prior. |
| ahp3x30 | minor | Al said that there is no statute of limitations on murder. |
| ahp5x29 | minor | Richard spoke of how he was no longer liable to be prosecuted for murder owing to this statute. |
| ds96x12 | minor | Morn got away with stealing some latinum because the statute of limitations had expired on his crime before the authorities caught wind of it. |