Wharton Rule

Wharton Rule
In criminal law of conspiracy, the rule that an agreement by two persons to commit a particular crime cannot be prosecuted as a conspiracy when the crime is of such a nature as to require necessarily the participation of the two persons, e.g. adultery. It is named after the criminal law author, Francis Wharton. Lannelli v. U. S., 420 U.S. 770, 95 S.Ct. 1284, 1288, 43 L.Ed.2d 616.
Also called "concert of action" rules (concert of action rule)

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