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The defense says the lower court decided the case on evidence sufficiency."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 1-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 1-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 23-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 47-1"}]}],"caption":"United States v. Jimenez Recio","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.914701Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.932293Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"The government argues conspiracy is an incomplete crime. The defense argues the lower court decided the case on evidence sufficiency.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 1-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 1-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 23-45"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2002-11-12T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2002","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/01-1184.html","primary_docket":"01-1184","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T22:37:49.192137Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["The government says conspiracy is an incomplete crime. The defense says the lower court decided the case on evidence sufficiency."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 1-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 1-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 23-45"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 12, 2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 47-1"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The government wants the Court to accept its view on conspiracy law.","The defense wants the Court to keep the lower court's evidence ruling."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 1-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 1-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 23-45"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The government argues conspiracy is an incomplete crime based on agreement.","The defense argues the lower court decided the case on evidence sufficiency."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 1-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 1-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 23-45"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked what the word inchoate means."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 47-1"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the legal standard for conspiracy charges. It clarifies how courts evaluate evidence in these trials."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 1-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 1-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 23-45"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 47-1"}]}],"slug":"2002-01-1184-united-states-v-jimenez-recio","term":"2002","title":"Does a conspiracy charge require proof of a specific unlawful act?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 1-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 1-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1184.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 23-45"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}