Legal Question in Criminal Law in Connecticut

Criminal conspiracy in Connecticut is defined by Connecticut General Statute 53a-48. Three elements must be satisfied to be found guilty of criminal conspiracy: (1) you must agree with one or more persons to commit in a crime, (2) you must act with the intent to commit that specific crime, and (3) you or at least one of the persons must commit an �overt act� in furtherance of the criminal conspiracy. If you simple told someone about a crime and they later committed it, without any agreement that you would commit the crime together, then you are not likely to be found guilty of criminal conspiracy. You did not act with intent to commit the crime, by telling someone about it. This intent cannot be a hypothetical situation- which it sounds like it was here. Unfortunately, the �overt act,� listed in the third element, must only be committed by one of the accused conspirators. If you are being charged with a conspiracy to commit a criminal act you should immediately contact an experienced criminal defense attorney.

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