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There's a recent case on Misprision of felony from the 9th Circuit, which has jurisdiction over California. [0] "The panel affirmed the long-established federa
by droidno9 6y ago
There's a recent case on Misprision of felony from the 9th Circuit, which has jurisdiction over California. [0]
"The panel affirmed the long-established federal rule that “[t]o establish misprision of a felony,” under 18 U.S.C. § 4, “the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt: ‘(1) that the principal . . . committed and completed the felony alleged; (2) that the defendant had full knowledge of that fact; (3) that he failed to notify the authorities; and (4) that he took affirmative steps to conceal the crime of the principal.”"
[0] https://www.whitecollarbriefly.com/2017/06/07/9th-circuit-clarifies-elements-of-misprision-of-felony/ https://www.whitecollarbriefly.com/2017/06/07/9th-circuit-cl...