168 Conn. App. 505 - State v. Blaine’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “To establish the crime of conspiracy, it must be shown that an agreement was made to [commit assault in the first degree], that the conspirators intended [the victim be physically injured by means of the discharge of a firearm] and that the agreement was followed by an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.... Conspiracy is a specific intent crime, with the intent divided into two elements: (a) the intent to conspire and (b) the intent to commit the offense which is the object of the conspiracy.... Thus, [p]roof of a conspiracy to commit a specific offense requires proof that the conspirators intended to bring about the elements of the conspired offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 175 Conn. App. 409 - State v. Raynor

2. “Clemons was the first of the conspirators to testify. He testified that on September 6, 2009, he and Waddell visited their friend, Braxton Gardner, and decided to buy some marijuana. To that end, Gardner made a phone call to Taylor, a drug dealer with whom he was familiar. Gardner met Taylor a block or two from his house and completed the purchase. Clemons, Waddell, and Gardner smoked the marijuana that they had purchased, and then Gardner left to attend his younger brother's football game.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 179 Conn. App. 499 - State v. Blaine

3. “When they arrived at Palmer's house, the five men spent forty-five minutes further discussing their plan to rob Taylor. They agreed that Clemons would call Taylor to set up a meeting and that the defendant would rob him using a nine millimeter handgun, while Waddell stood nearby. Lomax would drive the car to the place of the meeting, and Palmer would stay in the car with Lomax. They agreed that they would steal Taylor's drugs, car, and cell phone.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 179 Conn. App. 499 - State v. Blaine