inchoate offenses Flashcards
solicitation
inciting, urging, or otherwise asking another to commit a crime with the intent that they commit the crime; no affirmative response from solicited party required
merges with target offense
conspiracy elements
1) agreement between two or more people
2) intent to enter into the agreement
3) intent to commit the target crime or pursue the unlawful objective
4) an overt act in furtherance of target crime (not an element at common law)
co-conspirator liability
each conspirator is liable for co-conspirators’ crimes that are:
1) foreseeable and
2) committed in furtherance of the conspiracy
attempt
an act, done with the specific intent to commit a c rime, that constitutes an overt or substantial step towards committing the crime but falls short of actually committing it