The Crime of Conspiracy

Introduction

The crime of conspiracy is of mutual agreement between two or more persons to perpetrate a criminal activity. Conspiracy is a crime of itself even if the criminal acts planned are not completed. The law can pass a sentence in some of the states based on conspiracy.    

There are many kinds of crimes of conspiracy that criminals engage in such as drug trafficking and other illegal activities (McCord, McCord & Bailey, 2012). Those people involved in the act of conspiracy in any crime may face conviction for both conspiracy and the crime if they go through with the agreement between the parties involves them participating in what they planned to accomplish (Silver, 2008). If people conspire and have difference in agreement it may lead to committing more than one crime. This happens when parties have different ideas like for instance in conspiring to commit murder in cold blood. The groups involved in the act may have ideas that differ on how to go through with activity and this will lead to different ways of handling the situation. As a result it might lead to committing more than one crime. For parties to conspire together they must have the same interests or goals in conspiring for any crime but still it can happen that they are different in agreements (Silver, 2008). In conclusion, the law is against conspiracy and thus making it a crime that can be convicted. This shows conspiracy as a crime which can lead to imprisonment of an individual. The weight of conspiring is taken to be same as that of committing a crime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

McCord, J. W. H., McCord, S. L., & Bailey, C. S. (2012). Criminal law and procedure for the paralegal: A systems approach. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Silver, J. (2008). The crime junkie's guide to criminal law: From Law and order to Laci Peterson. Westport, CT: Praeger.