Chapter 15 Prepatory Offenses

Question 1

Sec. 15.01. CRIMINAL ATTEMPT

Answer 1

A person commits an offense if, with specific intent to commit an offense, he does an act amounting to more than mere preparation that tends but fails to effect the commission of the offense intended.

An offense under this section is one category lower than the offense attempted

Question 2

Sec. 15.02. CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY

Answer 2

he agrees with one or more persons that they or one or more of them engage in conduct that would constitute the offense
one category lower than offense

Question 3

Sec. 15.03. CRIMINAL SOLICITATION

Answer 3

he requests, commands, or attempts to induce another to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding his conduct as the actor believes them to be, would constitute the felony

drops one category lower

Question 4

Sec. 15.031. CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR

Answer 4

requests, commands, or attempts to induce a minor to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding the actor’s conduct as the actor believes them to be, would constitute an offense

under 17 years 0f age

Question 5

Sec. 15.04. RENUNCIATION DEFENSE

Answer 5

complete renunciation of his criminal objective the actor avoided commission of the offense attempted by abandoning his criminal conduct

one offense lower