| Obstruction of Justice: An Overview of Some of the Federal Statutes That Prohibit Interference with Judicial, Executive, or Legislative Activi Contributor(s): Doyle, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1500535184 ISBN-13: 9781500535186 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General - Political Science |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.52 lbs) 92 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Obstruction of justice is the impediment of governmental activities. There are a host of federal criminal laws that prohibit obstructions of justice. The six most general outlaw obstruction of judicial proceedings (18 U.S.C. 1503), witness tampering (18 U.S.C. 1512), witness retaliation (18 U.S.C. 1513), obstruction of congressional or administrative proceedings (18 U.S.C. 1505), conspiracy to defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. 371), and contempt (a creature of statute, rule and common law). |