Military Rape Cases Have No Statute of Limitations, Supreme Court Decides
In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen under stormy skies in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
10 Dec 2020
In an 8-0 opinion issued Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that military personnel accused of a rape between 1986 and 2006 a period previously subject to a five-year statute of limitations can be charged for the crime.
At issue in U.S. v. Briggs is a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or CAAF, to overturn three rape convictions that occurred within that 20-year period.