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Fla. Stat. § 843.14 (2025)

Compounding felony.

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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.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 843.14

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§843.14COMPOUNDING CRIMECONCEAL CRIME PUNISHABLE BY OTHER MANNERM · 1st

§843.14COMPOUNDING CRIMECONCEAL FEL PUNISHABLE BY DEATH/LIFE IMPRISONF · 3rd

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1987–2018 · leading case: Joel Dale Wright v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr., 761 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 2014).

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Joel Dale Wright v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr., 761 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 2014). “On August 3, Westberry pled guilty to the reduced misdemeanor offense of compounding a felony, see Fla. Stat. § 843.14 . As part of his written plea agreement, Westberry promised “to testify truthfully in the case of State v.”

Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “(aiding escape of juveniles); § 843.14, Fla. Stat. (compounding felony); § 843.”

In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-02., 256 So. 3d 1316 (Fla. 2018). · cites it 8× “Additionally, a paragraph is added to the comment section that states "§ 843.14, Fla. Stat. links the degree of the felony that was concealed to the degree of the crime that the defendant committed.”

Cortell v. Barrow, 510 So. 2d 1077 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “See § 843.14, Fla.Stat. (1985); (compounding a felony).”

C.R. v. E., 573 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991). · cites it 2× “See § 843.14, Fla. Stat. (1989). I believe it was error to grant the temporary injunction to the priest, and it should have been dissolved.”

Miller v. State, 821 So. 2d 322 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). · cites it 2× “pills while in county jail on the thirteenth of fifteen weekends she was required to serve as a condition of probation for compounding a felony in violation of section 843.14, Florida Statutes (1999). After a jury found her guilty of the possession offense, her probation was…”

Cr v. E. ____, 573 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991). · cites it 2× “See § 843.14, Fla. Stat. (1989). I believe it was error to grant the temporary injunction to the priest, and it should have been dissolved.”

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