The State v. Watson’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “The tolling provision found in OCGA § 17-3-2 (2) requires proof that the person who committed the crime was 'unknown,' and when this exception is relied upon, the tolling period ends when the State acquires 'actual knowledge' of the defendant's identity.... [T]he General Assembly intended for the 'person unknown' tolling exception to apply to a situation where there is no identified suspect among the universe of all potential suspects. Thus, the tolling exception to the statute of limitation[ ] cannot be based upon the subjective opinion of the district attorney as to whether there was enough evidence to file charges against a particular person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lynch v. State

2. “[t]he person committing the crime is unknown or the crime is unknown[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lynch v. State