Inchoate Crimes include which offenses?

• A. Solicitation
• B. Conspiracy
• C. Attempt
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Inchoate crimes target actions taken in preparation for a crime that hasn’t yet occurred, because liability attaches to the intent and steps toward wrongdoing even if the main offense never happens. Solicitation is the act of asking, urging, or commanding another person to commit a crime, with the intent that the crime be carried out. It’s punishable regardless of whether the other person agrees or the crime is completed.

Conspiracy involves an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime, along with intent to pursue its commission. The mere formation of that agreement (and sometimes an overt act in furtherance) makes it punishable, before the crime itself is ever carried out.

Attempt requires taking a substantial step toward committing the crime with the intent to finish it. Even if the crime is not completed, the offender is liable for attempting it because they have moved beyond mere planning toward execution.

All of these fit under inchoate offenses because they criminalize pre-completion conduct that signals a dangerous tendency to commit crime, not the completed result itself.