Can a defendant be charged with thefts he did not personally commit as a result of a conspiracy?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gonzalez, E058447 (Cal. App. 2014):
5. Of course, the prosecution could have charged defendant with those thefts he did not personally commit, in addition to the conspiracy, though it exercised its discretion not to do so. (See People v. Cooks (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 224, 312 [" members of a conspiracy are bound by all acts of all members committed in furtherance of the conspiracy"].)
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