Georgia Felony Solicitation Lawyers
A prominent CPA wanting to get access to illegal drugs decides to hire a coworker to make the purchase for him. The idea is to leave no trace that he had any connection with a drug dealer. He pays his coworker to pick up the illegal substance and deliver it to a designated area at a certain time that same day. Too scared to meet with the drug dealer himself, the coworker pays a homeless man to make the pick up for him. These three men have just been involved in solicitation, a serious criminal offense in Georgia. The interesting thing about this story is that though the CPA and the coworker were never involved in the crime itself, they can still be charged with the crime of solicitation.
What is solicitation?
Using the example above, the solicitation occurred when the CPA asked the coworker to pickup, deliver and transfer illegal drugs to him. Even if the coworker disagreed, solicitation has still taken place because the CPA asked him to commit a crime for him. The coworker was also involved in solicitation when he asked the homeless man to meet with the drug dealer to pickup illegal drugs.
You can solicit someone to commit a crime for you by asking them, paying them, pleading with them, or threatening them. The other important key factor in solicitation occurs when there is intent for one person to commit a crime for another person. These two points are based on what is known as the Model Penal Code. Professors of law, lawyers and judges have banded together to create a code of ideal criminal laws. Many states have looked to the Model Penal Code for guidance when it comes to solicitation laws.
Let a solicitation lawyer defend your case
If you were charged with solicitation, but feel you were wrongly accused, it is wise to contact a lawyer immediately. Perhaps you solicited someone to commit a crime for you, then after sleeping on it, completely changed your mind and told the person not to commit the crime for you. You tried to convince this person not to commit the crime, but realized the only way to prevent the crime was to stop it yourself. At this point, you have taken yourself out of the solicitation equation. Or perhaps you only discussed committing the crime, but neither of you made any further plans to commit the crime. This is also a defense for solicitation. Of course it depends on the specifics surrounding your case.
