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Petitions for Allowance of Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 1, 1987
515 Pa. 579 (Pa. 1987)

Summary

explaining that generally, conspiracy ends when its principal objective is accomplished; however, fact that "central objective" has been nominally attained does not preclude continuance of conspiracy; where there is evidence that conspirators originally agreed to take certain steps after principal objective of conspiracy was reached, or evidence from which such agreement may be reasonably inferred, conspiracy may be found to continue

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Lafantano

Opinion

1987


Summaries of

Petitions for Allowance of Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 1, 1987
515 Pa. 579 (Pa. 1987)

explaining that generally, conspiracy ends when its principal objective is accomplished; however, fact that "central objective" has been nominally attained does not preclude continuance of conspiracy; where there is evidence that conspirators originally agreed to take certain steps after principal objective of conspiracy was reached, or evidence from which such agreement may be reasonably inferred, conspiracy may be found to continue

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Lafantano
Case details for

Petitions for Allowance of Appeal

Case Details

Full title:PETITIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jan 1, 1987

Citations

515 Pa. 579 (Pa. 1987)

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