Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In a solicitation case, the prosecution must establish that the solicitor had the requisite intent for the crime solicited.

2. Unlike criminal attempt, conspiracy does not merge into the target offense; it remains a separate prosecutable offense.

3. Wharton’s Rule holds that two people cannot conspire to commit a crime such as adultery, incest, or bigamy because these offenses require only two participants.

4. One cannot be guilty of an attempt to commit a crime that is factually impossible to commit.


1. T
2. T
3. T
4. F

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