Is knowledge of the “goal” of the conspiracy the same as knowledge of the conspiracy? I've read that in order to convict someone of conspiracy they have to have "knowledge." I've read "knowledge of the goal" and knowledge of the conspiracy." It seems different (you can know that a conspiracy exists but not know what the conspirators are trying to accomplish). My question is, do courts treat the two statements as the same thing? Can someone by convicted of conspiracy if the had knowledge of its existence and voluntarily helped out (but had no idea what the goal was)? Lets say that they at least knew the goal was probably criminal. Would that be enough? Thanks:-)
2007-02-03 16:22:55 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A conspiracy is when people work together by agreement to commit an illegal act. A person who is not a participant or support of the crime or plot is not guilty of conspiracy. I might have knowledge that someone is going to commit a crime, but that doesn't make me part of the conspiracy unless I was helping to plan it.
2007-02-03 16:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋