A person is guilty of conspiracy in the first degree when, intending to promote or facilitate the commission of a class A felony, the person:

(1) Agrees with another person or persons that they or 1 or more of them will engage in conduct constituting the felony or an attempt or solicitation to commit the felony; or

(2) Agrees to aid another person or persons in the planning or commission of the felony or an attempt or solicitation to commit the felony, and the person or another person with whom the person conspired commits an overt act in pursuance of the conspiracy.

Attorney's Note

Under the Delaware Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felonybetween 15 years and life
Class E felonyup to 5 years
For details, see Del. Code Ann.tit. 11, § 4205

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Conspiracy in the first degree is a class E felony.

11 Del. C. 1953, § ?513; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § ?1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 203, § ?7; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § ?8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;