Marie promised to pay $10,000 to Halston, a hit man, if he w…
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Mаrie prоmised tо pаy $10,000 tо Hаlston, a hit man, if he would kill her neighbor in any manner that could not be traced to her. Halston bought a gun and watched the neighbor’s house for an opportunity to shoot him. One evening, unaware of Halston’s presence, the neighbor tripped as he was walking toward his house, falling and hitting his head against the front steps. Believing that the neighbor was unconscious, Halston ran over to him and shot him twice in the chest. When Marie learned of the neighbor’s death, she paid the hit man $10,000. A medical examiner determined that the neighbor was already dead when Halston shot him. The crimes below are listed in descending order of seriousness.What is the most serious crime for which Marie could properly be convicted?