The year and a day rule has been a common traditional length of time for establishing differences in legal status.
The phrase "year and a day rule" is associated with the former common law standard that death could not be legally attributed to acts or omissions that occurred more than a year and a day before the death.
It is elsewhere associated with the minimum sentence for a crime to count as a felony.
Read more about Year And A Day Rule: The Rule and Homicide, As A Sentence For Felons, Other Legal and Quasi-legal Uses of Year and A Day
Famous quotes containing the words year, day and/or rule:
“Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn’t it, of a long line of proven criminals?”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“It was a bright, cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed than you.”
—John Malkovich (b. 1953)