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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-1-6 (2026)

Conspiracy

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Except as otherwise provided by law, every person who shall conspire with another to commit an offense punishable under the laws of this state shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as pertain to the offense which the person shall have conspired to commit, provided that imprisonment for the conspiracy shall not exceed ten (10) years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 80 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: State v. Oliveira, 882 A.2d 1097 (R.I. 2005).
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State v. Oliveira, 882 A.2d 1097 (R.I. 2005). · cites it 5× “” Count 2 of the indictment charged Oliveira and Victor with one count of conspiring to commit murder in *1105 violation of G.L.1956 § 11-1-6 and § 11-23-1. In addition, Oliveira, Victor and Amita (along with unindicted coconspira-tors Grady Bolden and Horace Green) were charged…”
State v. MacArelli, 375 A.2d 944 (R.I. 1977). · cites it 8× “Macarelli claims that the trial justice should have reduced his sentence by employing the more lenient provisions of §11-1-6. The state, in taking a contrary position, relies on §43-3-23, the so-called general savings statute, which, in its pertinent portions provides: “No suit,…”
State v. Graham, 941 A.2d 848 (R.I. 2008). · cites it 4× “2, and conspiracy, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-1-6. 2 After two mistrials, a third jury convicted defendant of all three charges and the trial justice sentenced him to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the murder charge, a life sentence for discharging a…”
State v. Patel, 949 A.2d 401 (R.I. 2008). · cites it 4× “1956 § 11-23-1, conspiracy to commit murder, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-1-6, and discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, with death resulting, in violation of G.”
State v. Barry Offley, 131 A.3d 663 (R.I. 2016). · cites it 7× “-5- §§ 11-23-1 and 11-23-2; (2) conspiracy to commit the crime of murder of Jessica Imran, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-1-6 and § 11-23-1; (3) assault on Julie Lang with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling with the intent to murder her in violation of G.”
State v. Curtis Maxie, 187 A.3d 330 (R.I. 2018). · cites it 4× “See G.L. 1956 § 11-1-6 (“Except as otherwise provided by law, every person who shall conspire with another to commit an offense punishable under the laws of this state shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as pertain to the offense which the person shall have…”
State v. Bido, 941 A.2d 822 (R.I. 2008). · cites it 2× “On July 2, 1992, the State of Rhode Island charged defendant with three crimes: conspiracy to commit robbery, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-1-6 and G.L. 1956 § 11-39-1, as amended by P.”
State v. Patrick Timothy McDonald, 157 A.3d 1080 (R.I. 2017). · cites it 5× “1956 § 11 — 41—3 1 and one count of conspiracy to commit embezzlement in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-1-6. 2 The criminal information alleged that, between June 1, 2007, and December 31, 2008, defendant colluded with Kimberly Gostomski to embezzle funds totaling $166,303.”
State v. Barros, 24 A.3d 1158 (R.I. 2011). · cites it 4× “1956 § 11-23-1; (2) conspiracy to commit murder, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-1-6; (3) carrying a pistol without a license, in violation of G.”
State v. Shelton, 990 A.2d 191 (R.I. 2010). · cites it 4× “1956 § 11-23-1 and § 11-23-2; (2) conspiracy to commit the crime of murder of Jessica Imran, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-1-6 and § 11-23-1; (3) assault on Julie Lang with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling with the intent to murder her in violation of G.”
State v. Smith, 662 A.2d 1171 (R.I. 1995). · cites it 5× “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-1-6. The state appeals the trial justice’s pretrial dismissal of a criminal-conversion charge against the defendant.”
State v. LaRoche, 683 A.2d 989 (R.I. 1996). · cites it 3× “LaRoche was also charged with conspiring to violate the above-referenced criminal offense pursuant to G.L.1956 § 11-1-6. “Conspiracy is defined as ‘a combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or to perform a lawful act for an unlawful purpose.”
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