PEOPLE v. RUSSO

No. S088368.

108 Cal.Rptr.2d 436 (2001)

25 Cal.4th 1124

25 P.3d 641

PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Susan Lee RUSSO, Defendant and Appellant. In re Susan Lee Russo on Habeas Corpus.

Supreme Court of California.

June 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Fahey, Areata, under appointment by the Supreme Court; George Nunez, Fresno; and Ralston L. Courtney, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren and Bill Lockyer, Attorneys General, George Williamson and David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey D. Firestone, Robert P. Whitlock and Edgar A. Kerry, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


CHIN, J.

In California, a conviction for conspiracy requires proof that at least one of the conspirators committed an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy. We granted review to decide whether the jury must unanimously agree on a specific overt act. We conclude the jury need not agree on a specific overt act as long as it unanimously finds beyond a reasonable doubt that some conspirator committed an overt act...

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