What law convicts a person who knows who killed this person and does not report it?

[Rose T]

if you know the name of this law and maybe the penal code for it ..it will be great... Thank YOu

[rogueriverbob]

accessory after the fact,.....

[The ReDesign Diva]

The term you're looking for is accessory to murder. If they knew about the murder before, it would be considered conspiracy to commit murder.

You won't find this in the penal code, but in the criminal code.

The article code for accessory to murder is article 21 in the Canadian Criminal Code. The article for conspiracy to commit murder I belive is article 469 but it's in the 400's.

[italienne]

Obstruction of justice, I believe.

[U.A.O]

In my opinion, you are fighting a lost cause if you wish to get someone charged for obstruction of justice, because they didn't come forward with knowledge of a killers identity. First, you have to be able to prove that this person knows the killers identity. If you are able to do that, you most likely wouldn't need the person to come forth and testify. You would have a much easier time proving that a person lied or gave misleading information, but that requires that they come forward first. If a person really wants to stay quiet about something, you are pretty much screwed, unless it comes out later in court that they were lying or that they didn't come forth with evidence that could help.