Public servant disobeying direction of law can attract criminal punishment for saving another from punishment or property forfeiture. A public servant who knowingly disobeys any legal direction as to his conduct, intending or foreseeing that he will save a person from punishment or lessen punishment, or intending or foreseeing that he will save any property from forfeiture or legal charge, attracts criminal punishment for such disobedience by a public official.
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Public servant disobeying direction of law can attract criminal punishment for saving another from punishment or property forfeiture.
A public servant who knowingly disobeys any legal direction as to his conduct, intending or foreseeing that he will save a person from punishment or lessen punishment, or intending or foreseeing that he will save any property from forfeiture or legal charge, attracts criminal punishment for such disobedience by a public official.
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