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Minn. Stat. § 152.096 (2026)

Conspiracies Prohibited

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Subdivision 1.Prohibited acts; penalties.

Any person who conspires to commit any act prohibited by this chapter, except possession or distribution for no remuneration of a small amount of marijuana as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 16, is guilty of a felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned, fined, or both, up to the maximum amount authorized by law for the act the person conspired to commit.

Subd. 2.Conviction of coconspirator not required.

A person liable under this section may be charged with and convicted of conspiracy although the person or persons with whom that person conspired have not been convicted or have been convicted of some other crime based on the same act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2022 · leading case: State v. Kuhnau, 622 N.W.2d 552 (Minn. 2001).
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State v. Kuhnau, 622 N.W.2d 552 (Minn. 2001). · cites it 13× “Kuhnau was then charged with one count conspiracy to commit controlled substance crime in the first degree (conspiracy to sell fifty grams or more of methamphetamine) in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 152.096, subd. 1 (2000), and 152.”
State v. Pinkerton, 628 N.W.2d 159 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 15× “1 (1998), and with two counts of conspiracy to commit third-degree controlled-substance crime in violation of Minn.Stat. § 152.096, subd. 1 (1998). Following trial and the jury’s verdicts, the district court sentenced Pinkerton for his conviction of second-degree…”
State v. DeShay, 669 N.W.2d 878 (Minn. 2003). · cites it 4× “1(1) (2002); Minn.Stat. § 152.096, subd. 1 (2002); and Minn.”
State v. Mendoza, 638 N.W.2d 480 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “021 (2000), and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree controlled-substance crime, a violation of Minn.Stat. § 152.096, subd. 1 (2000). They negotiated plea agreements with the state under which they pleaded guilty to the counts of conspiracy *482 and were allowed to…”
State v. McIntosh, 641 N.W.2d 3 (Minn. 2002). · cites it 4× “” 3 *6 The state ultimately charged appellant with conspiracy to commit controlled substance offense in the first degree as defined in Minn.Stat. § 152.096, subd. 1 (2000) and Minn.”
State v. Rodriguez, 754 N.W.2d 672 (Minn. 2008). · cites it 4× “Count I, the relevant crime in this appeal, was conspiracy to commit controlled substance crime in violation of Minn.Stat. § 152.096, subd. 1 (2006), Minn.”
State v. Tracy, 667 N.W.2d 141 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 8× “Minn.Stat. § 152.096, subd. 1 (2000), provides: Any person who conspires to commit any act prohibited by this chapter * * * is guilty of a felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned, fined, or both, up to the maximum amount authorized by law for the act the person conspired to…”
State v. Hatfield, 627 N.W.2d 715 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 12× “Hatfield was charged with and convicted of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 152.096, subd. 1, 152.021, subd.”
State v. Bourke, 718 N.W.2d 922 (Minn. 2006). · cites it 2× “After a bench trial on stipulated facts, the district court found Bourke guilty of conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of Minn.Stat. § 152.096, subd. 1 (2004). Bourke was sentenced to 72 months in prison.”
Michael Gamboa v. Charles Daniels, 26 F.4th 410 (7th Cir. 2022). “20-1093 3 October 11, 1996, in Polk County District Court, Minnesota, in violation of Minn. Stat. § 152.096 , subdiv. 1 (1989); (2) a felony conviction for a controlled-substance offense in the fifth de- gree, possession of a mixture containing cocaine occurring on or about…”
State v. Hatfield, 639 N.W.2d 372 (Minn. 2002). · cites it 2× “Respondent Michael Allen Hatfield was convicted of one count of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, Minn. Stat. §§ 152.096 , subd. 1, and 152.”
State v. Amundson, 712 N.W.2d 560 (Minn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “2a (2002); conspiracy, in violation of Minn. Stat. § 152.096 , subd. 1 (2002); fifth-degree *564 controlled substance crime, in violation of Minn.”
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