| Simon Greenleaf - 1853 - 636 strani
...CONSPIRACY may be described in general terms, as a combination of two or more persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose;...itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means.1 It is not essential that 1 The books contain much discussion on the nature and definition of... | |
| Alexander Mansfield Burrill - 1859 - 736 strani
...constitute an indictable conspiracy, there must be a combination of two or more persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose,...criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. 4 Metcalfs R. 1 1 1. But sec 4 Steph. Com. ub. sup. The conspiracy itself constitutes the offence,... | |
| John Harrison Surratt - 1867 - 850 strani
...combination of two or more persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or uulawfnl purpose, or to accomplish some purpose, not in itself...criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. It is not essential that the act intended to he done should he punishable by indictment, for, if it... | |
| 1901 - 510 strani
...persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish a criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish a purpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. There is no question but that there was a conspiracy on the part of some persons to do a criminal and... | |
| Florida. Supreme Court - 1871 - 808 strani
...procure the indictment of another. More generally, a combination of two or more persons by some concerted action to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose,...criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. The word describes an indictable offence. Burr. Law Dictionary, title "Conspiracy." If it has application... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1864 - 674 strani
...constitute an indictable conspiracy, there must be a combination of two or more persons by some concerted action to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose ; or to accomplish some purpose not m itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. Commonwealth v. Hunt, 111. 9. An association,... | |
| William Wirt Virgin - 1874 - 672 strani
...in tlie commission of it.'21 (i) A conspiracy is a combination of two or more persons, by concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose,...itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means.-3 (}) When the act to be accomplished is in itself criminal or unlawful, it is not necessary... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Tracy - 1875 - 96 strani
...conspiracy may be described in general terms I as a combination of two or more persons by some concerted action to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose,...criminal or unlawful by criminal or unlawful means. It is not essential that the act intended to be done should be punishable by indictment, for if it... | |
| Isaac Grant Thompson - 1878 - 860 strani
...Crowley. An indictable conspiracy is defined to be a combination of two or more persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose,...criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. Per SHAW, CJ, in Comm. \. Hunt, 4 Mete. 1SJ3. There are some qualifications to this definition, but... | |
| Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1880 - 820 strani
...of two or more persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful piirpose, or to accomplish some purpose, not in itself criminal...or unlawful, because it is manifest that many acts are unlawful which are not punishable by indictment or other public prosecution ; and yet there is... | |
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