United States v. Alvarez
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
610 F.2d 1250 (1980)
Relevant factsFree
Alvarez drove co-defendants to an airport in a truck filled with household appliances, and when an undercover agent asked him to confirm a companion's statement that he would unload marijuana from an arriving plane, Alvarez nodded and smiled, then proceeded only to unload the truck's legitimate appliance cargo before the men were arrested.
IssueFree
Whether, in order to be found guilty of conspiracy, a conspirator must knowingly agree with others to reach a common criminal goal.