Vermont § 1404 - Conspiracy

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1404 — Conspiracy, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1404. Conspiracy

  • (a) A person is guilty of conspiracy if, with the purpose that an offense listed in subsection
    (c) of this section be committed, that person agrees with one or more persons to commit
    or cause the commission of that offense, and at least two of the co-conspirators are
    persons who are neither law enforcement officials acting in official capacity nor
    persons acting in cooperation with a law enforcement official. (b) No person shall be convicted of conspiracy unless a substantial overt act in furtherance
    of the conspiracy is alleged and proved to have been done by the defendant or by a
    co-conspirator, other than a law enforcement official acting in an official capacity
    or a person acting in cooperation with a law enforcement official, and subsequent
    to the defendant’s entrance into the conspiracy. Speech alone may not constitute an
    overt act. (c) This section applies only to a conspiracy to commit or cause the commission of one
    or more of the following offenses: (1) murder in the first or second degree; (2) arson under sections 501-504 and 506 of this title; (3) sexual exploitation of children under sections 2822, 2823, and 2824 of this title; (4) receiving stolen property under sections 2561-2564 of this title; or (5) an offense involving the sale, delivery, manufacture, or cultivation of a regulated
    drug or an offense under: (A) 18 V.S.A. § 4230(c), relating to trafficking in cannabis; (B) 18 V.S.A. § 4231(c), relating to trafficking in cocaine; (C) 18 V.S.A. § 4233(c), relating to trafficking in heroin; (D) 18 V.S.A. § 4234(b)(3), relating to unlawful selling or dispensing of a depressant, stimulant, or narcotic
    drug, other than fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine; (E) 18 V.S.A. § 4234a(c), relating to trafficking in methamphetamine; or (F) 18 V.S.A. § 4233a(b), relating to trafficking in fentanyl. (Added 1985, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 100, § 14; 2003, No. 54, § 2; 2011, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2012; 2013, No. 34, § 8; 2017, No. 62, § 6.)

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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 1404 cover?

Section 1404 ("Conspiracy") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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