This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol10 Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Wills, Administration", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
But in some jurisdictions the offense is not complete unless some overt act be committed by one or more of the persons to the conspiracy to affect the object intended.5
1 Hughes Cr. Law, Sec. 1185; 3 Greenl. Ev., Sec. 89; Smith vs. People, 25 111., 9; Spies vs. People, 122 Ill., 1-12.
2 3 Greenl. Ev., Sec. 93; Spies vs. People, 122 I11., 179; Graff vs. People, 208 I11., 372-323; McKee vs. State, 767 Fed., 698; U. S. vs. Cassidy, 67 Fed., 698.
3 Evans vs. People, 90 Ill., 384;
Reg. vs. Bum, 12 Cox, 316.
4 Ochs vs. People, 124 I11., 426; Gallagher vs. People, 211 I11., 158-164; State vs. Bruner, 135 I11., 419; People vs. Gil-man, 121 Mich., 187.
5 State vs. Hickling, 41 N. J. L., 208; U. S. vs. Reichert, 32 Fed.. 142.
 
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