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Facts: On April 3, 2004, D commits offense X, which has a prescriptive period of ten years. On December 2, 2011, the People file information with the Regional Trial Court. On June 17, 2012, the case is dismissed for lack of probable cause. On February 21, 2015, the People file a new information for the same offense. (a) State the controlling doctrine on the effect of the institution of the criminal action on the prescriptive period. (b) Has the prescriptive period for the offense prescribed as of December 31, 2022? Show your computation.