Accessory after the fact

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    (a)    Unless otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to a felony is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to the lesser of:

        (1)    imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; or

        (2)    a penalty not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by law for committing the underlying felony.

    (b)    (1)    A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

        (2)    A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.


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