Thomas Lang. Thomas Lang was standing at the door of his dressing room, waiting to take his spot at the last Modern Drummer Festival Weekend. The thirty-four-year-old, Austrian-born drummer, now a resident of England, was an unknown quantity to this discriminating crowd. By rights, he ought to have been quaking in his shoes.
California has comprehensiveâand complicatedârules regarding statutes of limitations for criminal cases. The statute of limitations specifies the time period within which a case must be commenced by the state.
As with most other public allegations against Cosby, the statute of limitations for a criminal case based on Goinsâ accusations appears to have run out. In California, it is six years. However, Los Angeles police are investigating Goinsâ claims in case they are relevant to another crime.