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#1 2007-10-22 09:28:53

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'misprison of a felony' for 'misprision of a felony'

Since both felonies and their misprision can send you to prison, this makes sense. About 1,800 ghits:

The prosecution’s admission marked a victory for Ms. Mooring and allowed to her to plead guilty to a lesser charge of “misprison of a felony”
www.druglibrary.org/olsen/norml/WEEKLY/97-03-27.html

Judge Sarah Vance gave the former No Limit MCs the maximum sentence for the charge, formerly termed “misprison of a felony.”
www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448870/09142 … abel.jhtml

Placencio pleaded guilty to one count of misprison of a felony, a felony civil rights violation, for not telling anyone about the false reports and charges.
mesh.medill.northwestern.edu/mnschicago/archives/2003/02/fitzgerald_cond.html

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