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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1404 (2026)

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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 1404)

§ 1404. Conspiracy

(a) A person is guilty of conspiracy if, with the purpose that an offense listed in subsection (c) of this section be committed, that person agrees with one or more persons to commit or cause the commission of that offense, and at least two of the co-conspirators are persons who are neither law enforcement officials acting in official capacity nor persons acting in cooperation with a law enforcement official.

(b) No person shall be convicted of conspiracy unless a substantial overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy is alleged and proved to have been done by the defendant or by a co-conspirator, other than a law enforcement official acting in an official capacity or a person acting in cooperation with a law enforcement official, and subsequent to the defendant’s entrance into the conspiracy. Speech alone may not constitute an overt act.

(c) This section applies only to a conspiracy to commit or cause the commission of one or more of the following offenses:

(1) murder in the first or second degree;

(2) arson under sections 501-504 and 506 of this title;

(3) sexual exploitation of children under sections 2822, 2823, and 2824 of this title;

(4) receiving stolen property under sections 2561-2564 of this title; or

(5) an offense involving the sale, delivery, manufacture, or cultivation of a regulated drug or an offense under:

(A) 18 V.S.A. § 4230(c), relating to trafficking in cannabis;

(B) 18 V.S.A. § 4231(c), relating to trafficking in cocaine;

(C) 18 V.S.A. § 4233(c), relating to trafficking in heroin;

(D) 18 V.S.A. § 4234(b)(3), relating to unlawful selling or dispensing of a depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, other than fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine;

(E) 18 V.S.A. § 4234a(c), relating to trafficking in methamphetamine; or

(F) 18 V.S.A. § 4233a(b), relating to trafficking in fentanyl. (Added 1985, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 100, § 14; 2003, No. 54, § 2; 2011, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2012; 2013, No. 34, § 8; 2017, No. 62, § 6.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases, 1994–2014 · leading case: United States v. Luciano Pascacio-Rodriguez, 749 F.3d 353 (5th Cir. 2014).

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United States v. Luciano Pascacio-Rodriguez, 749 F.3d 353 (5th Cir. 2014). “02 (a)(2) (West 2013); Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1404 (b) (West 2013); Wash.”

State v. Arrington, 2010 VT 87 (Vt. 2010). “See 13 V.S.A. §§ 1404, 1409. Her statements increased her criminal liability exposure.”

State v. Cooper, 652 A.2d 995 (Vt. 1994). “Defendant Alexander Cooper appeals from a conditional guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to deliver marijuana in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1404. On appeal, defendant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of an Express Mail package that…”

State v. Wetter, 2011 VT 111 (Vt. 2011). “§ 7 and one count of conspiracy under 13 V.S.A. § 1404. The charges were based on allegations that defendant and her daughter Jennifer 1 desired to have defendant’s husband killed and asked several mutual friends if they would commit the murder or find someone else who would.”

United States v. Xochitl Garcia-Santana, 743 F.3d 666 (9th Cir. 2014). “§ 76-4-201 ; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1404 (b); , Wash.”

In re DLC Corp., 712 A.2d 389 (Vt. 1998). “Chapman had been charged with, but not yet convicted of, the crime of conspiracy relating to the delivery of cocaine, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1404(a). On May 16, 1996, the Board granted DLC a first-class 1 and third-class 2 liquor license with the following condition: *546…”

State v. Maduro, 816 A.2d 432 (Vt. 2002). “A § 4231(b)(3) and conspiracy to sell cocaine in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1404(a). He argues on appeal that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of prior uncharged bad acts as direct evidence of the conspiracy, as well as evidence of intent on the delivery charge, and…”

State v. Aaron Todd (Vt. 2011). · cites it 4× “§ 4231(b)(1), be committed, agreed with one or more persons to cause the commission of dispensing regulated drug, and that defendant committed the overt act of accepting pieces of crack cocaine as payment for allowing these individuals to stay at his residence from which these…”

United States v. Xochitl Garcia-Santana, 774 F.3d 528 (2014). “§ 76-4-201 ; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1404 (b); Wash.”

United States v. Labor, 31 F. Supp. 2d 366 (D. Vt. 1998). “18 § 4230(a) and one felony violation of Vt.Stat.Ann. tit. 13 § 1404, each of which carried a maximum term of imprisonment of more than one year.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1404(a) — 3 cases

In re DLC Corp., 712 A.2d 389 (Vt. 1998). “Chapman had been charged with, but not yet convicted of, the crime of conspiracy relating to the delivery of cocaine, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1404(a). On May 16, 1996, the Board granted DLC a first-class 1 and third-class 2 liquor license with the following condition: *546…”

State v. Maduro, 816 A.2d 432 (Vt. 2002). “A § 4231(b)(3) and conspiracy to sell cocaine in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1404(a). He argues on appeal that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of prior uncharged bad acts as direct evidence of the conspiracy, as well as evidence of intent on the delivery charge, and…”

State v. Aaron Todd (Vt. 2011). “§ 4231(b)(1), be committed, agreed with one or more persons to cause the commission of dispensing regulated drug, and that defendant committed the overt act of accepting pieces of crack cocaine as payment for allowing these individuals to stay at his residence from which these…”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1404(b) — 1 case

State v. Aaron Todd (Vt. 2011). “§ 4231(b)(1), be committed, agreed with one or more persons to cause the commission of dispensing regulated drug, and that defendant committed the overt act of accepting pieces of crack cocaine as payment for allowing these individuals to stay at his residence from which these…”

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