16-10-91
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16-10-91.
(a)
A person commits the offense of embracery when he:
(1)
With intent to influence a person summoned or serving as a juror, communicates
with him otherwise than is authorized by law in an attempt to influence his
action as a juror; or
(2)
Summoned as a juror, accepts anything of value offered to him with the
understanding that it is given with the intent of influencing his action as a
juror.
(b)
A person convicted of the offense of embracery shall be punished by a fine of
not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than
five years, or both.