North Dakota Supreme Court· 1/23/2020

State v. Lail

Citations

2020 ND 13

Syllabus

In murder for hire cases, taking actions that could reasonably lead to the hired individual committing the solicited killing constitute a substantial step in attempting to commit the underlying crime. Solicitation accompanied by an offering of a specific amount of money and assisting in formulating a plan to commit murder were concrete steps toward the commission of the crime.

Judges: VandeWalle, Gerald W.

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2 cases in this archive cite this case.

State v. Spillum
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2021-02-18· cited 9×
State v. Lail
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2020-01-23· cited 1×

Cites

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United States v. David Manley and Fluer Williams
Second Circuit· 1980-09-15· cited 184×
United States v. Robert Martinez, A/K/A \Robert Berk\
Second Circuit· 1985-10-03· cited 86×
State v. Sorabella
Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-02-07· cited 79×
State v. Molasky
Supreme Court of Missouri· 1989-02-14· cited 55×
State v. Wanner
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2010-06-30· cited 31×
State v. Keller
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2005-05-10· cited 25×
State v. Rai
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2019-03-13· cited 20×
State v. Truelove
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2017-12-07· cited 19×
State v. Urcinoli
New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1999-06-02· cited 18×
State v. Stensaker
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2007-06-25· cited 16×
State v. Ellis
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2001-05-01· cited 15×
State v. Stensaker
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2007-01-11· cited 15×
City of Jamestown v. Neumiller
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2000-11-25· cited 14×
City of Jamestown v. Neumiller
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2000-01-19· cited 13×
State v. Christian
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2011-03-22· cited 13×
State v. Daniel B.
Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2019-03-05· cited 11×
State v. Lail
North Dakota Supreme Court· 2020-01-23· cited 1×

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