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Anonymous #1
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How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me?
#14190179 - 03/27/11 01:57 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Long story short, I fucked up big time and left behind some evidence that clearly linked me to a non-violent drug crime. Soon after, police showed up around my place but never directly made contact with me. This was last year. I have not been contacted by police nor charged with any crime yet. This is in Texas. Anyone know how long the police have before they can no longer charge me for a crime? I feel my days are numbered and they will break the door down any day now. Last time it took them just at/under a year before they came to arrest me. I can't seem to find info on how long they have to charge someone with a crime before no longer being able to do so. It's probably too late for me anyway but I'd like to know.
Edited by Anonymous (03/31/11 06:39 AM)
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? *DELETED* [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14190252 - 03/27/11 02:29 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Anonymous #3
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #2]
#14190336 - 03/27/11 03:05 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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What is the actual crime and how were you linked to it?
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Anonymous #4
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #3]
#14190395 - 03/27/11 03:31 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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If they haven't made a move yet but you can tell they're watching you it's because they don't have a solid case and are looking for more evidence, or watching to see if you'll commit more crime so they can stack em hi.
I was on the run for quite a while, and this deputy was trying to make a case against me & track me down (which he was unable to accomplish). The pig somehow got my roommates cell number (probably from some snitch bitch), I eventually got busted in another jurisdiction for another charge, but I was constantly breaking his balls over the phone, so it was really funny when I eventually met up with this gruff the crime dog motherfucker who had been "hot on my trail" lmao
Article 12.01 Felonies. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 12.01 Felonies
Except as provided in Article 12.03, felony indictments may be presented within these limits, and not afterward:
(1) no limitation:
(A) murder and manslaughter;
(B) sexual assault, if during the investigation of the offense biological matter is collected and subjected to forensic DNA testing and the testing results show that the matter does not match the victim or any other person whose identity is readily ascertained; or
(C) an offense involving leaving the scene of an accident under Section 550.021, Transportation Code, if the accident resulted in the death of a person;
(2) ten years from the date of the commission of the offense:
(A) theft of any estate, real, personal or mixed, by an executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, with intent to defraud any creditor, heir, legatee, ward, distributee, beneficiary or settlor of a trust interested in such estate;
(B) theft by a public servant of government property over which he exercises control in his official capacity;
(C) forgery or the uttering, using or passing of forged instruments;
(D) injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section 22.04, Penal Code;
(E) sexual assault, except as provided by Subdivision (1) or (5); or
(F) arson;
(3) seven years from the date of the commission of the offense:
(A) misapplication of fiduciary property or property of a financial institution;
(B) securing execution of document by deception; or
(C) a violation under Sections 162.403(22)-(39), Tax Code;
(4) five years from the date of the commission of the offense:
(A) theft, burglary, robbery;
(B) kidnapping;
(C) injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual that is not punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section 22.04, Penal Code;
(D) abandoning or endangering a child; or
(E) insurance fraud;
(5) ten years from the 18th birthday of the victim of the offense:
(A) indecency with a child under Section 21.11(a)(1) or (2), Penal Code; or
(B) except as provided by Subdivision (1), sexual assault under Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code; or
(6) three years from the date of the commission of the offense: all other felonies.
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Anonymous #1
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #4]
#14191872 - 03/27/11 12:06 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Damn 3 years. Yeah I am screwed. Anon #3 a domestic US package was intercepted containing contraband and it was easily linked to me (I'll leave details out).
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Bipolarbear
Stranger with candy



Registered: 05/23/10
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14191968 - 03/27/11 12:21 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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And now we know who you are.
You were unmasked there for a minute Anon#1.
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Anonymous #1
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Bipolarbear]
#14192125 - 03/27/11 12:54 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah I saw that. Not much I can do about that now but I appreciate the responses. 'Post anonymously' should be auto-checked if the OP was posted anon in my opinion.
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Anonymous #1
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14202987 - 03/29/11 10:18 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yep been quite a few months now and it's obvious I still have an open investigation going against me. Was just followed the other day by a police cruiser all the way to my destination. Mother fuckers need to go after violent criminals instead of people who have never harmed anyone in their life. This is extremely frustrating because I know my door is going to be busted in any day now. It might be tomorrow or it might be 6 more months from now, but it's going to happen at some point.
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14206196 - 03/29/11 09:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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i think if u havent been charged anything goes away after 1 year, if u have been formally charged it is completely different
-------------------- "the way of the warrior is the resolute acceptance of death" Miyamoto Musashi
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Anonymous #5
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14206906 - 03/29/11 11:13 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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The police just do that sometimes--I've parked at friends houses and went around back to get them to stop following me before.
If you are in a major metropolitan area, I can't imagine they'd waste the resources on you unless someone really has it in for you OR you were moving weight in which case you'd have been charged already.
If you truly feel you'll be busted, then minimize damage. It's a good idea even if they just do a talk-and-knock because of your personal information which linked you.
Clean house, encrypt incriminating computer files, wipe free space, change passwords to high security versions, delete old SMS and old emails, etc.
Hope it blows over. Best of luck OP.
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Anonymous #1
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #5]
#14207333 - 03/30/11 12:50 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks #5. I've already encrypted my computer and cleaned the slack space on it so I'm good to go there, also nothing in my home is illegal except for a peyote plant or two out back mixed in with a huge cactus collection. I don't live in a huge city so the police do unfortunately have the time to dedicate resources to tracking me like they have been. If they'd just get it over with and arrest me I'd be alright..but it's the fear of the unknown and not knowing when they'll strike that bothers me and keeps me up some nights.
The strange thing is about a few years back my friend was being watched by an undercover. I thought he was paranoid until I was in the car with him one time, and this cop in a funky looking easily identifiable car kept following us. We saw this thing everywhere we went whenever I'd hang out over there with him (he's in prison now from that incident but leaving details out). Well, that same type color and model vehicle is the one following me around so either it's the same undercover or more than likely they just have a very small pool of unmarked vehicles to use for their UC work. I really want to walk up to it one day and ask what the fuck the guy's problem is but that will obviously just make things much worse for me.
I hate the feeling of helplessness here. They could shoot me point blank in broad daylight in public and get away with it, yet if I were to do as described above, it wouldn't end very pretty for me.
Edited by Anonymous (04/03/11 05:49 PM)
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t00th
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Registered: 12/03/07
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? *DELETED* [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14225371 - 04/02/11 10:32 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: t00th]
#14225843 - 04/02/11 12:34 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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The roles are reversed, I wasn't the one receiving I was the one sending. That's why there is a problem. The evidence I left behind on the pack and in the pack easily link it back to me.
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14225851 - 04/02/11 12:37 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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These mother fuckers are good at watching by the way. I was looking over my shoulder and everywhere I could to try and find someone following me on the way to the post office to pick up a payment. Didn't see a soul in sight, then out of nowhere when I walk out of the PO there's a guy in a van with tinted windows watching me, and yes, he followed me all the way to near where my home was about 35 miles away. I don't know how the hell they hide so well but I wish I knew their tactics so I could try and counter them. There's only so many routes I can take to get to the post office so I guess that's a huge problem too.
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Anonymous #6
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14228609 - 04/02/11 10:02 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Are you still committing the same crime? They're probably just waiting to bust you doing something bigger, figure out who you're working with and take you all down, or dont have enough evidence to do shit. Pack your shit up and get out of town. If they dont have enough evidence to bust you they'll forget about you and if they do at least your shit is all packed for while you're in prison.
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Anonymous #1
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #6]
#14228741 - 04/02/11 10:34 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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They definitely have solid evidence against me, that is a 100% solid fact as much as I hate to even say that. The package I sent contained enough evidence to personally identify me beyond any reasonable doubt so I know they have enough right now to arrest me if they wanted to. It sucks because I lost my job a while back and haven't found another one so it's a tough situation to be in. They're watching me so close they will also see me looking for jobs while I drive around town so they'll likely know I was doing this to make my money instead of working a real job. All around it's a fucked up situation so I'm kind of cornered right now. I'd rather run out of money and get booted from my apartment than continue selling and get hauled off to jail..but the thing is I'm probably already going to jail anyway since like I said they have plenty of strong solid evidence to work with right now.
Fuck drug prohibition.
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14231122 - 04/03/11 01:14 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I don't know what you had in the pack but it sounds like you're pretty concerned about it, if I were in your shoes I'd pack all my valuables and some clothes in a bag I could carry and slip out in the dark. You don't necessarily have to leave Texas (I would make my way to the bus station and get out), but you should head somewhere they can't link you to like a friends house or something until you can make a better plan or so you can sell some shit to make money before you go.
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Anonymous #6
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #4]
#14231284 - 04/03/11 01:59 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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If they have enough evidence to charge you already then you are only making things worse. They are watching who you buy from and will bust them, they are watching who you sell to and will bust them too, they are watching you to get even more charges to bust you with. You are fucking you and everyone around you by continuing on this path. What happens when everyone figures out you're hot and everyone around you gets busted. You're fucking alot of people and you dont know which ones of them might just stab you for getting them busted. If you're really under surveillance then it is time to get the fuck out of town if you dont want to end up dead or in prison. This isnt like the movies, when cops start watching someone they are investing their time and someone is going to jail. The more time they invest the more charges they better produce.
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #6]
#14231789 - 04/03/11 04:07 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well it's worth mentioning all business has ceased to a halt here. The payment I was picking up at the post office had nothing to do with my activities that landed me under surveillance to begin with. Not that I would expect the cops to know the difference. For now I'm just sitting here and waiting it out until they make a move. That is the worst part about it though. Not knowing when they're going to come through that door with a battering ram sucks.
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Anonymous #1
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Re: How long in Texas before statute of limitations runs out for charging me? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14232053 - 04/03/11 04:55 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm guessing there's no possible way for a good attorney to get me out of this one is there? Considering the police never actually made a sale with me via an informant and they have no first-hand account of what took place, only evidence left behind after the fact. It isn't much of a difference but is anyone familiar enough with the law to know either way?
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