Is a conspiracy to commit a crime a different crime from a crime that is the object of the conspiracy?
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The following excerpt is from Marshall v. United States, 355 F.2d 999 (9th Cir. 1966):
It has repeatedly been held that a conspiracy to commit a crime is a different offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy. United States v. Rabinowich, 238 U.S. 78, 85-86, 35 S.Ct. 682, 59 L.Ed. 1211 (1915).
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