Florida Statute 843.14 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 843
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843.14 Compounding felony.—Whoever, having knowledge of the commission of an offense punishable with death or by imprisonment in the state prison, takes money or a gratuity or reward, or an engagement therefor, upon an agreement or understanding, expressed or implied, to compound or conceal such offense, or not to prosecute therefor, or not to give evidence thereof, shall when such offense of which he or she has knowledge is punishable with death or imprisonment in the state prison for life, be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084; and where the offense of which he or she so had knowledge was punishable in any other manner, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 20, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2592; GS 3513; RGS 5399; CGL 7540; s. 1047, ch. 71-136; s. 1344, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 843.14

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S843.14 - COMPOUNDING CRIME - CONCEAL CRIME PUNISHABLE BY OTHER MANNER - M: F

S843.14 - COMPOUNDING CRIME - CONCEAL FEL PUNISHABLE BY DEATH/LIFE IMPRISON - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 843.14

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Joel Dale Wright v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr., 761 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 2014).

Cited 11 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2014 WL 3809389, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 14953

...6 On April 18, 1983, Westberry was arrested and charged with a third-degree felony offense, being an accessory after the fact to the first-degree murder of Ms. Smith, see Fla. Stat. § 770.03. On August 3, Westberry pled guilty to the reduced misdemeanor offense of compounding a felony, see Fla. Stat. § 843.14. 6 During a 1988 evidentiary hearing, Westberry stated that, by April 1983, Paige was dating a deputy sheriff and thus told him what Westberry, her estranged husband, had told her....

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Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004).

Cited 4 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9674

...(escape through voluntary action of officer); § 843.10, Fla. Stat. (escape through negligence of officer); § 843.11, Fla. Stat. (conveying tools into prison to aid escape); § 843.12, Fla. Stat. (aiding escape); § 843.13, Fla. Stat. (aiding escape of juveniles); § 843.14, Fla....

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In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-02., 256 So. 3d 1316 (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...w enforcement officer, or unlawfully appropriated the lost or abandoned property, citing section 705.102, Florida Statutes (2018). New instruction 21.17 (Compounding a Felony) instructs upon the crime of compounding a felony, as enacted in section 843.14, Florida Statutes (2018). Instruction 21.17 sets forth the elements of the crime that the State must prove -3- beyond a reasonable doubt, and provides that the court should define the felony alleged. Additionally, a paragraph is added to the comment section that states “§ 843.14, Fla....

...2d 1205], 1992 [603 So. 2d 1175], 2003 [850 So. 2d 1272], 2005 [911 So. 2d 766 and 915 So. 2d 609], 2008 [986 So. 2d 563], 2013 [109 So. 3d 721], and 2016 [190 So. 3d 614], and 2018. 21.17 COMPOUNDING A FELONY § 843.14, Fla....

...The Court should define the felony alleged, Give if applicable. The agreement or understanding in element number 4 can be express or implied. Lesser Included Offense COMPOUNDING A FELONY — 843.14 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. Compounding a felony 843.14 21.17 (misdemeanor) [i.e., if (felony alleged) is not a capital felony, life felony, or first degree felony punishable by life] Attempt 777.04(1) 5.1 Comments § 843.14, Fla....

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Miller v. State, 821 So. 2d 322 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 7644, 2002 WL 1088687

probation for compounding a felony in violation of section 843.14, Florida Statutes (1999). After a jury found

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Cortell v. Barrow, 510 So. 2d 1077 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1834, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9604

concluded there was not a valid agreement. See § 843.14, Fla.Stat. (1985); (compounding a felony). If

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C.R. v. E., 573 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 1041

felony is guilty of a third degree felony. See § 843.14, Fla. Stat. (1989). I believe it was error to

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Cr v. E. ____, 573 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 16311

...who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is ... abused ... shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the (Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services)... ." Moreover, a person who takes money on an agreement to conceal a felony is guilty of a third degree felony. See § 843.14, Fla....

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