18 U.S.C. § 1504 — Influencing juror by writing

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 96 words · no verdicts yet

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A person may not try to influence a federal grand or petit juror’s action or decision on a pending matter, or the juror’s duties, by sending written communication about it. A violation may lead to a fine, imprisonment for up to six months, or both.

Whoever attempts, by writing to or sending a written communication to a grand or petit juror of a United States court, to influence the juror’s action or decision about an issue or matter pending before that juror, before the jury of which the juror is a member, or concerning the juror’s duties, may be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. This section does not prohibit asking the juror to appear before the grand jury.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whoever attempts to influence the action or decision of any grand or petit juror of any court of the United States upon any issue or matter pending before such juror, or before the jury of which he is a member, or pertaining to his duties, by writing or sending to him any written communication, in relation to such issue or matter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the communication of a request to appear before the grand jury.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 770; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 770
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147

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