continuing conspiracy
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 329 U.S. 211 - Fiswick v. United States · 1946Most cited · 1,204 citing opinions
Though the result of a conspiracy may be continuing, the conspiracy does not thereby become a continuing one. The statute of limitations runs from the last overt act during the existence of the conspiracy. The overt acts averred and proved may thus mark the duration, as well as the scope, of the conspiracy.
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