What is the test for a defendant to be convicted of conspiracy?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hall, 940 F.2d 669 (9th Cir. 1991):
Hall does not dispute that the evidence demonstrated the existence of a conspiracy. He challenges only the sufficiency of the evidence connecting him to the conspiracy. Once the prosecution proves a conspiracy, "evidence establishing beyond a reasonable doubt a knowing connection of the defendant with the conspiracy, even though the connection is slight, is sufficient to convict him of knowing participation in the conspiracy." United States v. Meyers, 847 F.2d 1408, 1413 (9th Cir.1988).
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