Palmer v. People

We review the court of appeals’ decision in People v. Palmer, 944 P.2d 634, 637 (Colo.App.1997), which held that “conspiracy to commit reckless manslaughter” is a cognizable crime in Colorado. We conclude that it is not.

The gist of the crime of conspiracy is an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit or attempt to commit a crime. See •§ 18-2-201(3.), 6 C.R.S. (1997). Conspiracy requires two distinct mental states. First, it requires the specific intent to agree to commit a particular crime. Second, it requires the- specific intent — or the conscious objective — to cause the result…