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Solicitation

7 October, 2015 - 10:24

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Explain why solicitation is an inchoate crime.
  2. Define the criminal act element required for solicitation.
  3. Define the criminal intent element required for solicitation.
  4. Determine whether the defense of renunciation is available for solicitation.
  5. Discuss various approaches to solicitation grading.

Solicitation can be a precursor to conspiracy because it criminalizes the instigatioof an agreement to commit a criminal offense. Solicitation is an inchoate crime because it is possible that the conspiracy will never be formed, and the crime that is its object will nobcommitted. Many of the rules that apply to attempt and conspiracy also apply to solicitation, as is discussed in .