I ALREADY TYPED THIS ONCE, I'M JUST EDITING IT...HOW LONG WOULD THIS PERSON GO TO JAIL?
What would the consequences be for hiding someone in your house that has a warrant out for their arrest?
More specificially, a friend of mine in Texas is hiding someone who had their probation revoked. She is worried about what would happen to her if the police found out he/she was living w/her.
I'm sure there's probably different consequences depending on what crime you've commited, but is there a website someone can reference me to? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
2007-03-10 03:43:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Nothing as long as you don't get caught.
If you are hiding a felon in your house, if caught you could become a felon yourself.
2007-03-10 03:47:37 · answer #1 · answered by Duh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-11 13:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on how strongly the district attorney assigned to the case wants to put your friend away. If he decides to make an example of her for harboring a fugitive, she could be imprisoned for months and end up on probation herself. Is it worth it? They WILL eventually catch him. If they find out she was hiding him, they WILL prosecute her. How badly? There's no way to know. But HOWEVER much time she has to spend in prison, it's NOT worth it. If he won't turn himself in, and she refuses to turn him in, then she has to stop hiding him for her own sake. This is not a gamble you want to take. Harboring a fugitive is a felony. A felony conviction will stay on her record for the rest of her life.
2007-03-10 03:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most jurisdictions have laws that make it criminal to assist in the commission of another crime, including after the fact.
The actual laws vary by state/province, as do the punishments. But generally they have names like: obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, accesory after the fact, and so on. Some of them are felony offenses in and of themself, if the crime being covered up was a felony.
2007-03-10 03:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually my sister just went to jail for this. In texas, it is called hindering apprehension of a known felon. It's not worth it. Tell your friend to turn the loser in before she ends up with a criminal record herself.
2007-03-10 05:57:23 · answer #5 · answered by Robin L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋