When a conspiracy ends, when the conspiracy has been defeated, what is the test for determining when it has ended?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Bassett, C071072 (Cal. App. 2015):

"It is for the trier of fact -- considering the unique circumstances and the nature and purpose of the conspiracy of each case -- to determine precisely when the conspiracy has ended." (People v. Saling (1972) 7 Cal.3d 844, 852.) A conspiracy does not necessarily end merely because it is not carried out as originally planned. (See People v. Patrick (1981) 126 Cal.App.3d 952, 966 [kidnapping conspiracy was not defeated when police arrived; conspirators avoided defeat by pretending to abandon it, but resuming plan later].)

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