Conspiracy to commit impossible crimes
Martinez v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Juan Martinez asked the Supreme Court to review how legal impossibility—the idea that a conspiracy charge may fail if the planned conduct would not be a crime—applies to conspiracy cases.
- Who it affects
- The denial ended Martinez’s request for Supreme Court review, but the Court did not decide how legal impossibility applies to conspiracy cases.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear the case (denied the petition), so it did not decide that question.
The question concerned whether a conspiracy charge can fail when the planned conduct would not itself be a crime.
Question presented
Whether, and if so how, the doctrine of legal impossibility applies in conspiracy cases.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.