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It's literally a 3rd degree felony in the state of Texas. Texas Penal Code Sec. 38.05 Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution (a) A person commits an offense if,
by betsydupuis 5y ago
It's literally a 3rd degree felony in the state of Texas.
Texas Penal Code
Sec. 38.05
Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution
(a)
A person commits an offense if, with intent to hinder the arrest, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of another for an offense or, with intent to hinder the arrest, detention, adjudication, or disposition of a child for engaging in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the state, or with intent to hinder the arrest of another under the authority of a warrant or capias, he:
(1)
harbors or conceals the other;
(2)
provides or aids in providing the other with any means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape; or
(3)
warns the other of impending discovery or apprehension.
https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_section_38.05 https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._penal_code_section_38...
- tptacek 5y agoI'm sorry about what you went through with this person. This statute requires prosecutors to prove intent on behalf of Microsoft; it also requires active concealment, intentional aid in avoiding arrest, or warning (or "harboring", which would require Microsoft to actually provide physical shelter and concealment). Presumably the arrest warrant you're talking about is public; disclosing the existence of a public document seems unlikely to be prosecutable. I appreciate the rest of the details you've provided on the thread!
- dragonwriter 5y ago> It's literally a 3rd degree felony in the state of Texas. No, nonreporting is not. Active concealment/assistance is, and you just quoted a long bit of statute that says exactly that.