Articles Tagged with Minimal Role

Nine times out of ten if a person is indicted in a Federal criminal case, they will most likely be charged in a conspiracy.  Generically, a conspiracy is nothing more than an agreement to commit some type of criminal act.  18 U.S.C. 371 is the most general form of conspiracy and requires the following to be proven in the 11th Circuit:

1. The existence of an agreement to achieve and unlawful objective;
2. A defendant’s knowing and voluntary participation in the conspiracy;