 | England - 1844 - 826 pages
...upwards of five hundred years, exists " where two, or more than two, agree to do an illegal act — that is, to effect something in itself unlawful, or...which in itself may be indifferent, or even lawful."* Such an offence constitutes a misdemeanour; and for that misdemeanour, and that misdemeanour alone,... | |
 | Scotland - 1844 - 834 pages
...upwards of five hundred years, exists "where two, or more than two, agree to do an illegal act — that is, to effect something in itself unlawful, or...which in itself may be indifferent, or even lawful."* Such an offence constitutes a misdemeanour; and for that misdemeanour, and that misdemeanour alone,... | |
 | England - 1844 - 828 pages
...more titan liru, 'igree to do an illegal act — that is, to effect something in itself unlawful, »r to effect by unlawful means something which in itself may be indifferent, or even lawful."* Such an offence constitutes a misdemeanour; and fur that misdemeanour, and that misdemeanour alone,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 814 pages
...there is nothing to prevent them from having the same advantage of the objection upon a writ of error. The crime of conspiracy is complete if two, or more...which in itself may be indifferent or even lawful. That it was an offence known to the common law, and not first created by the statute 33 Edw. 1, is... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1846 - 598 pages
...there is nothing to prevent them from having the same adrantage of the objection upon a writ of error. The crime of conspiracy is complete if two, or more than two, should agree to do ac illegal thing, that is, to effect something in itself unlawful, or to effect, by unlawful means,... | |
 | Law - 1848 - 576 pages
...that " the crime of conspiracy is complete if two, or more than two, should agree to an illegal thins; that is, to effect something in itself unlawful, or...which, in itself, may be indifferent, or even lawful. The gist of the offence of conspiracy is the bare engagement and association to break the law." From... | |
 | Great Britain. Court for Crown Cases Reserved - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 562 pages
...should be laid down, so that the crime of conspiracy should be defined with certainty. In 0' ConnelTs case, Lord Chief Justice Tindal said, " The crime...indictment for conspiracy must shew either the one or the other, — either that the act which the parties are charged with having conspired to do was an illegal... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1853 - 696 pages
...for conspiracy. It is laid down in O1 CouncIl v. The Queen (11 Clarke & Finnelly's Rep. 233), that " the crime of conspiracy is complete if two, or more...unlawful, or to effect by unlawful means something which itself may be indifferent or even unlawful." So it is laid down that the indictment ought to show a... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1854 - 750 pages
...ejectment. TINDAL, CJ, in O'Connell v. The Queen, 11 Clark & Fin. 233, thus defines conspiracy,—" The crime of conspiracy is complete, if two, or more...which in itself may be indifferent, or even lawful." That which is charged here clearly does not come within that definition of the offence. JERVIS, CJ—In... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, James Manning, Thomas Colpitts Granger, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1846 - 1156 pages
...plaintiff in a vexatious ejectment. Tindal, CJ, in O'Connell v. The Queen(c), thus defines conspiracy, — "The crime of conspiracy is complete, if two, or more...something which in itself may be indifferent, or even lawful.'1 That which is charged here clearly does not come within that definition of the offence. JERVIS,... | |
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The crime of conspiracy is complete if two, or more than two, should agree to do an illegal thing ; that is, to effect something in itself unlawful, or to effect, by unlawful means, something which in itself may be indifferent or even lawful. 
