Government Code section 945.3 tolls the statute of limitations on government tort actions while related criminal charges are pending against a plaintiff. We hold that for the purposes of the statute, criminal charges are "pending" until the date of judgment, not the date of conviction.
Petitioners City of Berkeley and Berkeley Police Officers McAlpine and Nelson (collectively City) are defendants in a tort...
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