California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moya, B264683 (Cal. App. 2018):
Moreover, this case involved a conspiracy to commit murder. "'Conspiracy requires two or more persons agreeing to commit a crime, along with the commission of an overt act, by at least one of these parties, in furtherance of the conspiracy.'" (People v. Homick, supra, 55 Cal.4th at p. 870.) "'To prove an agreement, it is not necessary to establish the parties met and expressly agreed; rather, "a criminal conspiracy may be shown by direct or circumstantial evidence that the parties positively or
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