Stogner v. California

"On Monday, March 31, the [U.S. Supreme] Court will hear arguments in Marion R. Stogner v. California, No. 01-1757. Marion Stogner was 70 years old when he was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two children up to 50 years prior to his arrest. Police uncovered evidence of the abuse while investigating claims of sexual abuse against his children, and charged him under Cal. Penal Code � 803(g), which provides for prosecution of child molestation charges for up to one year from the time that the adult victim reports the conduct to the authorities, regardless of the time that the actual molestation is alleged to have occurred." The case has potentially widespread ramifications for statutes of limitations -- and raises issues of first impression for the Supreme Court. Read all about it on SCOTUSBlog here.