The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Townsend, 19 F.3d 31 (9th Cir. 1994):
The elements of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 are (1) an agreement to accomplish an illegal objective, (2) the commission of one or more overt acts in furtherance of that purpose, and (3) the intent to commit the underlying substantive offense. United States v. Litteral, 910 F.2d 547, 550 (9th Cir.1990). The jury may infer an implicit agreement from the facts and circumstances of the case. Id.
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