Section 2 Criminal Case
Chapter 2 Dismissal of a Criminal Case and Punishments
Statute of Limitations for Punishment
Article 76:
The punishment shall be dismissed after passage of the following time periods after issuance of verdict:
2– If sentenced to continuing imprisonment, after 20 years.
1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:
(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or
(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.