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Obstruction of Justice (PD 1829)

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  1. Which act is expressly covered by PD 1829 section 1(a) when done to obstruct criminal investigation or prosecution?
  2. What intent is required by section 1(b) for the specified destruction or concealment of evidence?
  3. What additional consequence does PD 1829 section 2 prescribe for a public official or employee who commits the covered …
  4. Knowing the information is fabricated, Rina tells investigators that the suspect fled to another island so they will ab…
  5. A person agrees to accept payment in consideration of impeding the prosecution of a criminal offender, but no money has…
  6. A landlord knows that his tenant committed an offense and deliberately conceals him in a locked outbuilding to prevent …
  7. A business owner imposes an otherwise lawful contractual condition solely to prevent a witness from appearing in a crim…
  8. A records custodian deliberately destroys a document to prevent its use as evidence in a criminal investigation that ha…
  9. A person knowingly presents a fabricated document to alter the outcome of a criminal investigation. He argues that sect…
  10. Compare a deliberately fabricated investigative lead intended to divert police from an offender with a witness’s honest…
  11. Which PD1829 paragraph addresses public use of a fictitious name for the specified crime-concealment or prosecution-eva…
  12. Which Section1(e) act can delay criminal prosecution under PD1829?