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O.C.G.A. §16-4-8 is the Georgia statute that defines the criminal offense of conspiracy to commit a crime. The conspiracy itself is a separate crime from the underlying offense. Here are the key points about this law:

Definition: A person commits conspiracy in Georgia when they, together with one or more other persons, conspire to commit any crime and any one of them does an overt act to effect the object of the conspiracy.

These 2 conditions must be met to be considered conspiracy: