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Definition: Helping a person who has committed a felony to avoid arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment. An accessory after the fact to a 1st degree felony is guilty of a 2nd degree felony; to a 2nd degree felony, a 3rd degree felony.
Category: Criminal Offenses · Statute: F.S. 777.03 · Source: Florida Legislature
Understanding Accessory After the Fact in Florida
Helping a person who has committed a felony to avoid arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment. An accessory after the fact to a 1st degree felony is guilty of a 2nd degree felony; to a 2nd degree felony, a 3rd degree felony.
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