OUJI-CR 2-19A

CONSPIRACY – CO-CONSPIRATORS ARE JOINTLY LIABLE

When a conspiracy is entered into to do an unlawful act, the conspirators are responsible for all that is said and done in furtherance of the conspiracy by their co-conspirators.  If two or more persons conspire to commit a crime, each is criminally responsible for the acts of his/her co-conspirators in furtherance of the conspiracy, or where the connection between the acts and the conspiracy is reasonably apparent.

Therefore, if you find beyond a reasonable doubt that [Name of Defendant] was a member of a conspiracy, and that another/other conspirator(s) committed the crime of [Specify Crime] in furtherance of, or as a foreseeable consequence of, the conspiracy, then you may find [Name of Defendant] guilty of [Specify Crime], even though [Name of Defendant] may not have participated in any of the acts that constitute the crime of [Specify Crime].

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Committee Comments

For discussions of the law of conspiracy in Oklahoma, see Littlejohnv. State, 2008 OK CR 12, 181 P.3d 736, and Hatch v. State, 1983 OK CR 47, 662 P.2d 1377.

2009 SUPPLEMENT