§ 97-9-111. Bribe receiving by a witness

MS Code § 97-9-111 (2019) (N/A)
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(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:

(a) His testimony will thereby be influenced;

(b) He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or

(c) 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.