What are the elements of the offence of conspiracy?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Attorney General of Canada v. Fester, 2009 BCSC 1331 (CanLII):
The essential elements of the offence of conspiracy are: (i) An intention to agree; (ii) Completion of the agreement; and (iii) A common design to do an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. United States of America v. Dynar, 1997 CanLII 359 (SCC), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 462, 115 C.C.C. (3d) 481 at paras. 86-88.
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