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Conspiracy There are plenty of people serving many many years, often decades because they were found guilty of a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Here's what the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin from October, 1994 has to say: "Conventional drug cases require an inordinate amount of time, personnel, and above all, money when attempting to secure a conviction for distribution. These cases go far beyond what is necessary to convict a suspect for the often-over-looked crime of conspiracy, which is simply an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime. Drug conspiracy constitutes a separate and distinct offense and does not depend on whether the subjects accomplished the conspiracy's objective -- selling drugs." This section contains the Court's treatment of the conspiracy and CCE (Continuing Criminal Enterprise) offenses.
Expectations of privacy and property interests govern the analysis of Fourth Amendment search and seizure claims. Participants in a criminal conspiracy may have such expectations or interests, but the conspiracy itself neither adds to nor detracts from them.
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