Bribe receiving by a witness

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Crimes
4. Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice
5. Obstruction of Justice
6. Bribe receiving by a witness

1. A witness or a person believing he will be called as a witness in any official proceeding commits the crime of bribe receiving by a witness if he intentionally or knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that:
   1. His testimony will thereby be influenced;
   2. He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
   3. He will absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
2. Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class 1 felony.

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