My question involves criminal law for the state of: CA.
I’ve always wondered these. I read people have up to one year to report a misdemeanor and three to six years to report a felony. If someone has proof of you commiting the act (eg a theft caught on a phone but no store camera) and you can be tracked down relatively easy,
a)how likely is it the person will tell the police/call 911 right away?
b)What’s the likelihood they’ll wait that long to show the proof of the crime (even if not a theft) to try and trick someone into thinking the thief (in this case) is ok only to try to get them when they least expect it?
c)what would be the answer for b for a misdemeanor? What about a felony?

