IEA Section 10 — Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design

Summary

If there is a reasonable basis to think that two or more people agreed to commit a crime or a civil wrong, then anything said, done, or written by any one of them about their shared plan is considered relevant evidence. This applies to statements or actions made after any one of them first had that shared intention. Such evidence can be used against each person believed to be part of the conspiracy, both to prove that the conspiracy existed and to show that a particular person was involved in it.

Official Text

Where there is reasonable ground to believe that two or more persons have conspired together to commit an offence or an actionable wrong, anything said, done or written by any one of such persons in reference to their common intention, after the time when such intention was first entertained by any one of them, is a relevant fact as against each of the persons believed to so conspiring, as well for the purpose of proving the existence of the conspiracy as for the purpose of showing that any such person was a party to it.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BSA §8 — Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design