Can you Commit a Crime Without Committing a Crime?
Inchoate Crimes

Crimes that are committed in planning to
or before committing a crime
3 Types
Solicitation
 Attempt
 Conspiracy

Solicitation
Act of asking or strongly
encouraging someone
to do something that is
illegal
 Examples:

 Trying to hire someone to
kill someone else
 Inquiring about a
Prostitution
 Trying to Bribe a
Government Official
Attempt
When someone tries to
commit a crime, but is
not successful
 Examples:

 Attempting to kill
someone= Attempted
Murder
 Attempt to burn a building
down= Attempted Arson
Conspiracy
Agreement between
two or more people to
commit a crime,
combined with a
substantial effort to try
and commit that crime
 Examples:

 Conspiracy to Commit
Murder
 Conspiracy to Commit
Fraud
Issues with Conspiracies

Critics argue it denies
people their first
amendment rights
 Conspiracy to Riot
(protestors)

Many State/Federal
Laws require an overt
act, act that is open to
view