Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:131 – Compounding a felony
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:131
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
A. Compounding a felony is the accepting of anything of apparent present or prospective value which belongs to another, or of any promise thereof, by a person having knowledge of the commission of a felony, upon an agreement, express or implied, to conceal such offense, or not to prosecute the same, or not to reveal or give evidence thereof.
B. Whoever commits the offense of compounding a felony shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.
Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.