But New York had a one-year statute of limitations on civil suits for assault.

The one-year statute of limitations on the misdemeanor count of false swearing has already expired since his last testimony in a West Virginia court.

Criminal prosecution is unlikely: the one-year criminal statute of limitations may have expired.

In most cases, the lawsuit would have been filed too late, because state law sets a one-year statute of limitation on civil suits involving assault.

Lawyers for Dr. Burt and the hospital sought to dismiss the suit, contending that a one-year statute of limitations had expired.

But Selig said documents uncovered in the investigation established earlier knowledge and put Beltre well beyond the one-year statute of limitations established in baseball rules.

He said the Human Rights Commission had filed the complaint yesterday because the one-year statute of limitations on the discrimination charged last year ran out at midnight.

Illinois' one-year statute of limitations on libel cases expired before any lawsuits were filed.

In a 1996 statute restricting habeas corpus petitions, Congress set a one-year statute of limitations.

Holland v. Florida, (challenged the one-year statute of limitations under the AEDPA) Holland won.