If someone tells you that their husband committed a murder & you don't report it to the authorities, are you

It sounds more like hearsay, which isn't allowed in court. So I don't think Stacy Peterson is guilty of a crime. Besides, she was probably concerned for her saftey for obvious reasons. 2D

The term you may be looking for is obstruction of justice.

michael w

I think that you would be committing a number of crimes most of which have already been given. The is however a law in England which says that a woman cannot testify against her husband or visa verse in a court of law.

Crusty P. Flaps

No.

Any information given to the police must be 1st hand knowledge.
If you go running to the police with 2nd hand knowledge they must follow up (or what is called investigate) until they get someone who can tell them 1st hand, before they can proceed.

Different story if you were given the information by the person who comitted the crime.

Paulus

You could be an accessory after the fact, I believe. You knowlingly withheld information after you learned of it. Even though you don't know it is legitimate, I believe it is your duty to inform the authorities of the possibility of the crime.

Guitar Tamer

yeah u are, but since my fiance was a russian mob he must of killed more people than i was told

cashew

I think it is breaking the law. I'm not sure what offense it is. I wonder if you could be charged as a coconspirator?

I would think that if the police directly asked you questions relating to the matter and you didn't disclose it you may have perjured yourself. I am not sure.

Not To Serious

Here say If Drew's wife would have told the police her self then she might still be alive today. That is a big MIGHT because of the way the cops took Drew's side every time they were called to his house

primalclaws1974

Obstructing. But if its a joke, they can give you a hassel for false reporting

It's a pity that nobody bothered to record anything.

It is my guess that Drew probably recorded it. The minister received a phone message the moment he returned from his meeting with stacy.

I think there is some clergy privilege that allows him to choose whether or not to report something that someone tells him in confidence. I sure as heck would be telling the authorities.

Don't know if you have heard this yet, but the minister was on the grand jury when k savio's situation was brought up. He asked to be removed immediately.

Between this and the police officer on the original savio coroner's panel, I can't believe the coincidence.

r u randy

That must be one of the gray areas of the law.... I think the only legal term for failing to report something like that is called "being a wiener." Reporting it is called "hearsay" in court, but before court can ever get underway the cops need help. Cops are always interested in listening to a lead and this might be a good one. Talk to them.

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bobe

Accessory after the fact. You've broken the law. If the police were to question you and you decided not to give up information you know about the case, you could be charged with obstruction of justice. You need to treat this seriously and report the incident to the police so they may investigate in order to determine if a crime has been committed. You will not be charged with any crimes. You're only acting as a good Samaritan.

sleepingliv

No, it would be considered "hearsay".

oldmarine08

Abetting a murderer

yaguru

minding your own business? The person who said heresay is correct, because if you were up on the witness stand for example, and the prosecution asked you how you knew the husband committed a murder, and your answer was

his wife told me....the defense lawyer would jump three feet in the air, screaming "objection, heresay your honour".

You should also consider someone telling you something as heresay.

consultant?

I say pretend you never heard her say that it will save you alot of headaches and police investigations.

dough_dough89

yes and you can go to jail for it when this kid a couple years ago i went to school with shot his family the other kid that was on acid came over after words and moved the bodies without even knowing it almost got life in prison

vinster82

Could be accessory to murder as well.

rebelady

its called "Accessory After The Fact" and you can also get time for it too.

smedrik

Accessory after the fact.

Protecting a criminal makes you culpable for the crime.

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Yes, it's withholding evidence and obstructing justice but they can't prove that you knew about it. You could also pretend you thought they were kidding.

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