Sheila offers $5,000 to Seth if Seth will kill Vern, Sheila's husband. Seth agrees to the deal. The following evening as Vern is crossing the street, Seth runs over Vern with his automobile. Vern dies that night at the hospital
Sheila collects Vern's $1,000,000 life insurance policy. She uses part of the proceeds to pay Seth his fee. Under Texas law, the most serious offense Sheila has committed is:
A) capital murder because of the felony murder rule.
B) no offense because she did not kill anyone.
C) capital murder because Vern's death was extremely painful.
D) capital murder because she employed Seth to kill Vern.
D
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