Angelina is unhappy in her marriage to Rod. She has fallen in love with Matt. Angelina tells Matt, "Rod won't give me a divorce. We need to do something about him. I want him dead. Take care of it!" Matt takes the matter in hand

He approaches Pete, an old high school friend of unsavory reputation, about killing Rod. Matt offers Pete $5,000 to commit the murder. Pete agrees and Matt pays him a $2,500 down payment. The next day, however, Pete has a change of heart and flees to Mexico. Which of the following is a correct statement about this situation?
A) Matt and Angelina have committed criminal conspiracy (capital murder).
B) Pete has committed criminal solicitation (capital murder).
C) Matt has committed criminal attempt (capital murder).
D) All of the above are correct.


A

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