Obstruction of Justice: An Overview of Some of the Federal Statutes That Prohibit Interference with Judicial, Executive, or Legislative Activities

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Obstruction of justice;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  RL34303
RP-ID  :  RL34303_2010Nov05

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Obstruction of justice is the frustration of governmental purposes by violence, corruption, destruction of evidence, or deceit. It is a federal crime. In fact, federal obstruction of justice laws are legion; too many for even passing reference to all of them in a single report. This is a brief description of the some of the more prominent.