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Jim choate <[email protected]> writes:
> For a group to comit conspiracy they have to actually do something other
> than
> just talk about it. For example, you and I are discussing robbing a bank over
> lunch, nothing illegal about that. However(!), the instant you say "lets use
> my car" or "I have a gun we can use" then you have committed conspiracy.
My (non-professional) understanding is that conspiracy just requires
intent to commit a crime. Two people sitting around a table, throwing
around hypothetics is no big deal. Two people, sitting around a table,
making plans, OTOH, is.
> It is my understanding that conspiracy is a felony even if the crime is a
> misdemeanor...
I think you're right, although I'm not sure I understand that rationale
behind it...
--Jeff
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