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Tampering with evidence, or evidence tampering, is an act in which a person alters, conceals, falsifies, or destroys evidence with the intent to interfere with an investigation (usually) by a law-enforcement, governmental, or regulatory authority. [1] It is a criminal offense in many jurisdictions. [2]
In federal law, crimes constituting obstruction of justice are defined primarily in Chapter 73 of Title 18 of the United States Code. [7] [8] This chapter contains provisions covering various specific crimes such as witness tampering and retaliation, jury tampering, destruction of evidence, assault on a process server, and theft of court ...
James Vallee Cotter, 65, was booked into jail on suspicion of tampering with evidence weeks after Suzanne Simpson, 51, was last seen at her Olmos Park home, according to information from the Texas ...
The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law, with the exception of a few penal statutes. [3] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.
Jan. 30—MIDLAND — A 20-year-old Midland man was sentenced by jury Monday to over 60 years in prison for murder, tampering with evidence, and theft of a firearm. Friday afternoon, a jury found ...
Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Reed sentenced Latoya McClellan, 43, to a term of 18 months on a third-degree felony charge of tampering with evidence. Admittedly choosing his words ...
Articles relating to tampering with evidence, an act in which a person alters, conceals, falsifies, or destroys evidence with the intent to interfere with an investigation (usually) by a law-enforcement, governmental, or regulatory authority.
Tampering with evidence carries a punishment up to 10 years in prison. The motion to dismiss the murder charge filed by the Wichita County District Attorney's Office includes an explanation: State ...