Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
Yes, I know all that but the nation wasn't officially created till 1776-77.
Since he said "America" and "prosecution", we have colonial law and colonial cases going back 350+ years. In this instance, it would be the most correct to state 350 years considering some modern court cases have made reference to colonial period precedence. The reason is due to the laws being based on colonial period laws and in order to understand original intent and the history of those modern laws (based on those colonial laws), you have to understand the origins. It doesn't stop there: some court cases require going back to pre-1600s England to fully understand the laws at play in a case. Not kidding.
But, yes, for America, referring to legal cases, 350 years would be the most appropriate time period.
And since Broly refers to prosecution, we have criminal prosecutions (asset disputes and crime were pretty much the only types of cases seen in the colonial period) going back more than 350 years.