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Madison WI Harboring or Aiding a Felon Defense Lawyer
Attorney
Harboring or aiding a felon under
section 946.47 of the WI criminal law is a Class I felony,
punishable by up to 3 years 6 months prison and up to a $10,000
fine. The harboring or aiding a felon law in WI prohibits the
following:
(a) With intent to
prevent the apprehension of a felon, harbors or aids him or her; or
(b) With intent to
prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a felon,
destroys, alters, hides, or disguises physical evidence or places
false evidence.
For the purposes of the harboring or aiding a felon law, the term
felon means either of the following:
(a) A person who
commits an act within the jurisdiction of this state which
constitutes a felony under the law of this state; or
(b) A person who
commits an act within the jurisdiction of another state which is
punishable by imprisonment for one year or more in a state prison or
penitentiary under the law of that state and would, if committed in
this state, constitute a felony under the law of this state.
One important caveat to the harboring a felon law in Wisconsin is
that it does not apply to the felon, to the felon's spouse or to a
parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister of the
felon, whether by blood, marriage or adoption.
If you face a charge for harboring or aiding a felon in Wisconsin,
it is best to contact an experienced criminal defense attorney to
review the case. Call Madison criminal lawyer Robert T. Ruth at
608-257-2540 for a free consultation. |
