Opinion ID: 1942312
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Heading: Robertson's Conspiracy Convictions

Text: Robertson contends the trial court committed plain error by sentencing him for Conspiracy in the First Degree after the jury had found him not guilty of the underlying two counts of Intentional Murder in the First Degree. This Court has held that a conspiracy conviction [is] not legally inconsistent with an acquittal because... a conviction is sustainable when the `[defendant] or another person with whom he conspired commits an overt act in pursuance of the conspiracy.' Alston v. State, Del.Supr., 554 A.2d 304, 312 (1989) (quoting 11 Del.C. § 512(2)). See also Stewart v. State, Del.Supr., 437 A.2d 153 (1981). Consequently, the jury's verdict was not legally inconsistent and the trial court did not commit plain error in sentencing Robertson for the conspiracy convictions. Id. [7]