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re: Thoughtcrime - Where is the line?
Posted on 5/5/18 at 12:07 pm to MrLarson
Posted on 5/5/18 at 12:07 pm to MrLarson
quote:I am thinking WAY back to law school (the last time I gave much thought to criminal law), but this kid was a lone wolf, so conspiracy is not available. In your hypo, we have affirmative acts with another in furtherance of a crime.
When does it go from a thought to a conspiracy to commit?
I'd say writing it out in a journal is moving to conspiracy to commit. I'd also say that the crime is in the details
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Posted on 5/6/18 at 9:36 am to AggieHank86
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I am thinking WAY back to law school (the last time I gave much thought to criminal law), but this kid was a lone wolf, so conspiracy is not available. In your hypo, we have affirmative acts with another in furtherance of a crime.
Charge him with racketeering. I've always liked how that sounds.
In fact, charge him with aggravated racketeering, because he was probably pretty mad at the time.
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