Ivey v. State

Jenkins, Justice.

“An accessory after the fact is a person who, after full knowledge that a crime has been committed, conceals it, and harbors, assists, or protects the person charged with or convicted of the crime.” Oode, § 26-604. “Accessories after the fact, except where it is otherwise provided, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.” § 26-605. This definition eliminates the idea of participation by a person guilty of such an offense in the perpetration of the major crime, either as a principal in the first or second degree (§ 26-501), or as an accessory before the fact (§ 26-603), or as…