ALM Business Crimes Bulletin
McKool Smith senior counsel Doreen Klein co-authored an article on misprisioning as a bargaining tool for defense counsel. The authors conclude that the misprision statute has significant appeal, both to the defense attorney and the government, for a variety of reasons: its potential for broad application, the fact that it arises out of the underlying felony and therefore is often supported by the facts of the case, and its statutory cap of three years’ imprisonment.
The full article can be found here.