Flight to Avoid Prosecution Stops Running of Legal Time Limit for Prosecuting All Crimes by Defendant

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a state law that “tolls” (stops the running of) statutes of limitations for prosecuting a criminal defendant during a period in which the accused purposely avoids prosecution applies to all crimes committed by the accused, regardless of whether an indictment for those crimes had been returned or the underlying criminal activity had been discovered at the time the accused fled.