Practice question
A landlord knows that his tenant committed an offense and deliberately conceals him in a locked outbuilding to prevent arrest, prosecution and conviction. He argues that obstruction cannot exist before the tenant has been convicted. Which is correct?
- A prior conviction is always required before harboring can violate section 1(c)
- The specified knowledge and concealment to prevent arrest, prosecution and conviction can satisfy section 1(c) without a prior conviction
- Every landlord is automatically liable for every tenant’s offense
- Concealment is lawful if the outbuilding is privately owned
- The offense requires the landlord himself to have committed the tenant’s original crime
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1981/pd_1829_1981.html — PD 1829, sections 1(a)–(i) and 2, knowing or willful obstruction through enumerated acts and public-official disqualification.
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