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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-301 (2026)

Compounding a felony, defined; penalty

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(1) A person is guilty of compounding a felony if he accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit or other reward or promise thereof, as consideration for:

(a) Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or

(b) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission of any felony or information relating to a felony.

(2) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the benefit received by the defendant did not exceed an amount which the defendant reasonably believed to be due him as restitution for harm caused by the crime.

(3) Compounding is a Class I misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1935–1982 · leading case: Beyl v. State, 85 N.W.2d 653 (Neb. 1957).
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Beyl v. State, 85 N.W.2d 653 (Neb. 1957). · cites it 8× “Section 28-301, R. R. S. 1943, provides: “If two or more persons conspire to commit any felony or to defraud the State of Nebraska in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties in such…”
State v. Buttner, 143 N.W.2d 907 (Neb. 1966). · cites it 4× “An attempt is made to set out the purpose of the conspiracy as a violation of section 28-706, R.”
State v. John, 328 N.W.2d 181 (Neb. 1982). · cites it 2× “) Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-301 (Reissue 1975). It is not controverted that under the former statute the conspiracy or agreement must be actual and made by two or more people.”
Platt v. State, 8 N.W.2d 849 (Neb. 1943). · cites it 2× “Platt and another were prosecuted for defrauding the state of Nebraska under the provisions of section 28-301, Comp. St. 1929. Defendant Platt, who will hereafter be referred to as the defendant, was tried separately.”
State v. Blazek, 259 N.W.2d 914 (Neb. 1977). “§ 28-301, R. R. S. 1943. The penalty for giving false information to a law enforcement officer is a fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both.”
State v. Karsten, 231 N.W.2d 335 (Neb. 1975). “§ 28-301, R. R. S. 1943. The information alleged a conspiracy to commit an assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury.”
Joseph v. State, 260 N.W. 803 (Neb. 1935). · cites it 2× “This case was prosecuted under section 28-301, Comp. St. 1929, which provides punishment for any two or more persons who conspire and do any act to effect the *829 object of the conspiracy.”
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