[X-USAF]

They acknowledged that their departments until recently had routinely disposed of evidence in rape cases that fell outside the seven-year statute of limitations for prosecution.

If they cannot prosecute because of the statute of limitations, then there is no other reason to keep the evidence, unless some legal controlling authority had mandated it.

I can only imagine how much the citzens of LA pay every year for evidence storage. It must be astronomical.

[meandog]

If they cannot prosecute because of the statute of limitations, then there is no other reason to keep the evidence, unless some legal controlling authority had mandated it.

What about future crimes?

[Brian Allen]

If they cannot prosecute because of the statute of limitations, then there is no other reason to keep the evidence, unless some legal controlling authority had mandated it.

Statutes of Limitations do not apply to police investigations, to prosecutions or to prosecutors.

They provide "outs" for those being prosecuted but must be exercised by the accused.

Seems to me pretty darn cheap insurance that we keep evidence of crime permenantly.