"The second paragraph of Article 8 of the Revised Penal Code defines conspiracy, as follows:
"A conspiracy exists when two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the commission of a felony and decide to commit it."
The elements of conspiracy are the following: (1) two or more persons came to an agreement, (2) the agreement concerned the commission of a felony, and (3) the execution of the felony was decided upon. Proof of the conspiracy need not be based on direct evidence, because it may be inferred from the parties’ conduct indicating a common understanding among themselves with respect to the commission of the crime. Neither is it necessary to show that two or more persons met together and entered into an explicit agreement setting out the details of an unlawful scheme or objective to be carried out. The conspiracy may be deduced from the mode or manner in which the crime was perpetrated; it may also be inferred from the acts of the accused evincing a joint or common purpose and design, concerted action and community of interest.12"
G.R. No. 121272, June 6, 2001
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee,
vs. REYDERICK LAGO, appellant.
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