Florida Statutes 775.15 (1994), the year Lynne Friend was murdered:
(1) A prosecution for a capital or life felony may be commenced at any time.
(2)(a) A prosecution for a felony of the first degree must be commenced within 4 years after it is committed.
(5) A prosecution is commenced when either an indictment or information is filed...
Clifford Friend was indicted for first degree murder on March 7, 2012. On July 11, 2014 the State filed an amended information. He was convicted the same day of second degree murder, "a first degree felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life..." (FS 782.04(2)).
FS 775.15 (1996) and thereafter:
(1) A prosecution for a capital felony, a life felony, or a felony that resulted in a death may be commenced at any time.(emphasis added)
(1) A prosecution for a capital or life felony may be commenced at any time.
(2)(a) A prosecution for a felony of the first degree must be commenced within 4 years after it is committed.
(5) A prosecution is commenced when either an indictment or information is filed...
Clifford Friend was indicted for first degree murder on March 7, 2012. On July 11, 2014 the State filed an amended information. He was convicted the same day of second degree murder, "a first degree felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life..." (FS 782.04(2)).
FS 775.15 (1996) and thereafter:
(1) A prosecution for a capital felony, a life felony, or a felony that resulted in a death may be commenced at any time.(emphasis added)
