A conspiracy under New Jersey law is a continuing course of conduct that ends for various reasons. First, a conspiracy ends when the crimes which are its object are committed. Another way a conspiracy ends is if the agreement to commit a crime is abandoned by the defendant and his co-conspirators. If an individual abandons the agreement, his role in the conspiracy is terminated only if and when he advises the co-conspirators of his abandonment or he informs law enforcement of the existence of the conspiracy and his participation in the conspiracy. The abandonment of criminal wrongdoing is presumed related to a crime other than one of the first or second degree if no conspirator does any overt act to pursue the conspiracy during the applicable period. The abandonment must be communicated to co-conspirators and the conspiracy must be reported to law enforcement.
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