misprison

If you are engaged in a conspiracy and tell me about and all I do is say, "attaboy, go get 'em" then I am not a conspirator (I may have committed misprison of a felony, but that's not a crime any more in most places).

Discourse.net: At the Sharp End: The Highest Officials Authorize Torture of a Clerk 2009

As for Rumsfeld, this document, the crimes it describes, and the available evidence indicate that, were he charged for misprison of a felony, he would be found; guilty on each count.

It's Called, "Misprison of a Felony." And it's a felony too. 2009

"Fen of color" clearly rules out your misprison of the slogan.

Fen of Color United! Karen Burnham 2009

And she didn ` t want to be jacked up on a misprison -- felony type situation.

CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2008 2008

"My client would not agree to plead guilty to misprison of a felony because he did not agree - and would not say - that he had done anything illegal in his dealings with Governor Siegelman."

David Fiderer: Don Siegelman's Prosecutor Lied to Whom? It's Either the Court or Congress 2008

Lourie said based upon the proffer that misprison of a felony was the best fit in terms of a plea and that Richard would just have to add a new portion to his proffer, that is, Richard would have to change his statement to the government.

David Fiderer: Don Siegelman's Prosecutor Lied to Whom? It's Either the Court or Congress 2008

Later that afternoon, I received a phone message from Andrew Lourie in which he informed me that the offer for Mr. Scrushy was felony misprison.

David Fiderer: Don Siegelman's Prosecutor Lied to Whom? It's Either the Court or Congress 2008

He said Mr. Scrushy would have to plead to misprison of a felony in order to resolve the case.

David Fiderer: Don Siegelman's Prosecutor Lied to Whom? It's Either the Court or Congress 2008

During this discussion Mr. Lourie told me that he did not want to take me down a wrong path and that his position was fixed on a plea to misprison of a felony.

David Fiderer: Don Siegelman's Prosecutor Lied to Whom? It's Either the Court or Congress 2008

Or maybe it's a simple misprison: for memory read the past.

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