Inchoate Crimes
Criminal Law: Inchoate Crimes
Introduction to Inchoate Crimes
Crimes that occur prior to and in preparation for what may be a subsequent offense are called inchoate crimes. Inchoate offenses include attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, and solicitation to commit criminal acts. An inchoate offense is a completed crime in itself, even though a further contemplated criminal act has not been completed. For example, when two or more people genuinely agree to rob a bank, they commit the inchoate offense of conspiracy-whether or not they then commit the robbery.” (1)
Resources
Notes and References
- Information about Inchoate Crimes in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Guide to Inchoate Crimes
In this Section
Inchoate Crimes, Inchoate Crimes Attempt, Inchoate Crimes Conspiracyand Inchoate Crimes Solicitation.
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