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N.Y. Penal Law § 105.30 — Conspiracy; no defense
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 105: Conspiracy, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 105.30
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
105.30 Conspiracy; no defense.
It is no defense to a prosecution for conspiracy that, owing to
criminal irresponsibility or other legal incapacity or exemption, or to
unawareness of the criminal nature of the agreement or the object
conduct or of the defendant's criminal purpose or to other factors
precluding the mental state required for the commission of conspiracy or
the object crime, one or more of the defendant's co-conspirators could
not be guilty of conspiracy or the object crime.
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