Matt BlazeAs a nonexpert in NY criminal procedure, I was curious about why any of Trump's falsified-business-records-porn-star-hush-money charges wouldn't be outside NY's 5 year (for the felony) and 2 year (for the misdemeanor) statue of limitations. The offenses allegedly occurred in 2017. But NY stops the clock for periods where the defendant is continuously out of state. Had he moved back to NYC instead of FL after leaving the WH, he might have beaten the misdemeanor rap.
Half Cocked Law@mattblaze I would also assume there is tolling during times when he can't be legally charged.
@halfcocked Not in the statute, at least. Just out of state or not reasonably locatable.
Bruce E. H. Johnson@mattblaze @halfcocked In these situations, tolling includes (1) time allocated to presidential immunity (4 years); (2) plus Gov. Cuomo issued an order tolling all SOLs during the Covid epidemic; (3) finally, any later criminal activities by the defendant (such as witness tampering) as part of his criminal scheme will extend the statute accordingly.