State v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
• Information for conspiracy, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the jury before Prentice, tT; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused for alleged errors in the rulings of the trial court.
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• Information for conspiracy, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the jury before Prentice, tT; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused for alleged errors in the rulings of the trial court. The information contained two counts, the first of which charged the defendants with having, in July, 1896, at Cole-brook in said county, conspired between themselves to cheat and defraud William F. Byrd and Catherine Byrd, his wife, of Brooklyn, New York, out of a certain mortgage of $8,000, owned by said William Byrd upon land in the State of New York, and…
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The information charges the accused with the offense of conspiracy. This is a misdemeanor at common law; 2 Wharton Crim. Law, § 1342; 2 Swift’s Dig. 357; State v. Setter, 57 Conn. 461; and as such is punishable under §1642 of the General Statutes fixing the penalties for offenses at common law. The essence of the offense charged *726is the unlawful combination between the defendants, and not the accomplishment of the ultimate design of their agreement. 8 Greenleaf's Ev. § 91; State v. Wilson, 30 Conn. 500, 507; State v. Bradley, 48 id. 535, 549. The confederation becomes an offense, either…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1862
- State v. GliddenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
- State v. SetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- Gardner v. PrestonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1805
- Cowles v. CoeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- State v. WappensteinWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- State v. GannonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- People v. Sacramento Butchers' Protective Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1910
- State v. DiBellaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
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