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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-2-204 (2026)

Duration of conspiracy

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(1) Conspiracy is a continuing course of conduct which terminates when the crime or crimes which are its object are committed or the agreement that they be committed is abandoned by the defendant and by those with whom he conspired.

(2) Abandonment is presumed if neither the defendant nor anyone with whom he conspired does any overt act in pursuance of the conspiracy during the applicable period of limitation.

(3) If an individual abandons the agreement, the conspiracy is terminated as to him only if and when he gives timely notice to those with whom he conspired of his abandonment and the notice is evidenced by circumstances corroborating the giving of the same, or he informs the law enforcement authorities, having jurisdiction, of the existence of the conspiracy and of his participation therein.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 416, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-2-204.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2022 · leading case: People v. Davis, 2017 COA 40M (Colo. Ct. App. 2017).
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People v. Davis, 2017 COA 40M (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 6× “Section 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. 2016, provides that “[c]onspiracy is a continuing course of conduct which terminates when the crime or crimes which are its object are committed.”
People v. Zuniga, 80 P.3d 965 (Colo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “, § 18-2-204(1), C.R.S.2002 (defining conspiracy as a continuing course of conduct).”
People v. Thoro Prods. Co., Inc., 70 P.3d 1188 (Colo. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 18-2-204(1), 6 C.R.S. (2002). If the General Assembly intended to create a continuing offense in this case, it knew the sort of language it could include to unmistakably communicate this intent.”
People v. Gee, 2015 COA 151 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “" § 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. 2015. , 151 Gee turned eighteen in October of 2000.”
v. People, 2019 CO 78 (Colo. 2019). · cites it 2× “” § 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. (2019). If the explicit language of the statute does not compel such a conclusion, a crime is deemed continuous if “the nature of the crime involved is such that [the legislature] must assuredly have intended that it be treated as a continuing one.”
Jeffrey v. Dist. Court In & For the Eighth Jud. Dist., 626 P.2d 631 (Colo. 1981). · cites it 3× “Section 18-2-204, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl. Vol.”
People v. Davis, 2017 COA 40 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “Section 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. 2016, provides that "[c]onspiracy is a continuing course of conduct which terminates when the crime or crimes which are its object are committed.”
People v. McGlotten, 166 P.3d 182 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007). “See § 18-2-204(1), C.R.8.2006 ("Conspiracy is a continuing course of conduct which terminates when the crime or crimes which are its object are committed or the agreement that they be committed is abandoned by the defendant and by those with whom he conspired.”
People v. Taylor, 732 P.2d 1172 (Colo. 1987). “§ 18-2-204, 8B C.R.S. (1986). Since Pobar’s sale of the cocaine and his arrest took place several hours prior to the execution of the search warrant for the defendant’s home and the seizure of drugs in her home, which seizure constituted the factual basis for the Denver charges,…”
Corr v. Dist. Court In & For the Eighth Jud. Dist., 661 P.2d 668 (Colo. 1983). · cites it 3× “Upon their arrival at the trailer they engaged in overt acts in pursuance of their illegal agreement (the conspiracy charge). By law a conspiracy is deemed a continuing offense which terminates when the crime or crimes which are its object are committed.”
v. Arapahoe Cnty. Court, 2020 COA 104 (Colo. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “, § 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. 2019 (defining conspiracy as a “continuing course of conduct”); § 18-8-201(2), C.”
Corr v. Dist. Ct. in & for Eighth Jud. Dist., 661 P.2d 668 (Colo. 1983). · cites it 3× “Section 18-2-204, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.Vol.”
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— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-2-204(1) — 9 cases
People v. Davis, 2017 COA 40M (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). “Section 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. 2016, provides that “[c]onspiracy is a continuing course of conduct which terminates when the crime or crimes which are its object are committed.”
People v. Zuniga, 80 P.3d 965 (Colo. Ct. App. 2003). “, § 18-2-204(1), C.R.S.2002 (defining conspiracy as a continuing course of conduct).”
People v. Thoro Prods. Co., Inc., 70 P.3d 1188 (Colo. 2003). “§ 18-2-204(1), 6 C.R.S. (2002). If the General Assembly intended to create a continuing offense in this case, it knew the sort of language it could include to unmistakably communicate this intent.”
People v. Gee, 2015 COA 151 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). “" § 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. 2015. , 151 Gee turned eighteen in October of 2000.”
v. People, 2019 CO 78 (Colo. 2019). “” § 18-2-204(1), C.R.S. (2019). If the explicit language of the statute does not compel such a conclusion, a crime is deemed continuous if “the nature of the crime involved is such that [the legislature] must assuredly have intended that it be treated as a continuing one.”
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