Richie Rich was a young playboy. Having become short of cash he borrowed money from a local loan shark. When the money became due Richie was unable to pay the money back. The loan shark gave Richie two weeks to come up with the money or suffer the consequence. The only living relative was Richie’s father Lord, who was in poor health and confined to bed. Finding himself in trouble, Richie went to his father for money. Richie’s father declined to help him out. Angered by his father’s decision, Richie decided to accelerate his father’s impending death. He approached the housekeeper, Erma, and told her that if she would poison his father he will give her one million dollars from his father’s estate. Erma, in the need of money, decided to help Richie. The next morning, as Erma was making the tea, Richie’s father’s doctor made his weekly house call. Erma asked the doctor if he wanted some tea. He said “that would be great.” Erma placed poison in Lord’s morning tea and headed up stairs to give him the tea. Erma made sure that she placed the tea with poison on Lord’s breakfast tray and placed the doctor’s tea on the night table. While the doctor was examining Lord he inadvertently knocked his tea over. Knowing that he could get more Lord offered his tea to the doctor. The doctor drank the tea that had the poison in it and within several minutes he dropped dead. What crime or crimes has Richie committed?
A. Solicitation to commit murder.
B. Conspiracy to commit murder of his father, Lord.
C. Conspiracy to commit murder of his father Lord, and murder of the doctor.
D. Solicitation, conspiracy to commit murder of his father Lord, and murder of the doctor.
Answer:C
Richie Rich was a young playboy. Having become short of cash he borrowed money from a local loan shark. When the money became due Richie was unable to pay the money back. The loan shark gave Richie two weeks to come up with the money or suffer the consequence. The only living relative was Richie’s father Lord, who was in poor health and confined to bed. Finding himself in trouble, Richie went to his father for money. Richie’s father declined to help him out. Angered by his father’s decision, Richie decided to accelerate his father’s impending death. He approached the housekeeper, Erma, and told her that if she would poison his father he will give her one million dollars from his father’s estate. Erma, in the need of money, decided to help Richie. The next morning, as Erma was making the tea, Richie’s father’s doctor made his weekly house call. Erma asked the doctor if he wanted some tea. He said “that would be great.” Erma placed poison in Lord’s morning tea and headed up stairs to give him the tea. Erma made sure that she placed the tea with poison on Lord’s breakfast tray and placed the doctor’s tea on the night table. While the doctor was examining Lord he inadvertently knocked his tea over. Knowing that he could get more Lord offered his tea to the doctor. The doctor drank the tea that had the poison in it and within several minutes he dropped dead. What crime or crimes has Richie committed?
A. Solicitation to commit murder. B. Conspiracy to commit murder of his father, Lord. C. Conspiracy to commit murder of his father Lord, and murder of the doctor. D. Solicitation, conspiracy to commit murder of his father Lord, and murder of the doctor.