Harris v. State

Duckworth, Chief Justice,.

The first amended ground complains of an excerpt from the charge on conspiracy, wherein the court stated that, if the jury found certain facts, then the defendant would be guilty of a conspiracy. It is not contended that the charge, incorrectly charged upon what constitutes conspiracy, but the solitary complaint is to the words “guilty of a conspiracy.” The criticism is predicated upon the fact that a conspiracy is not a crime in this State. The fallacy of the argument lies in the fact that it is not necessary for a conspiracy to be a crime in order for one, to be…