Imagine a defense attorney paid a member of the jury $5,000 in order to get them to vote "not guilty during the trial. The juror takes the money
but then votes to convict anyway and returns the money to the defense lawyer. Later, the initial payment is discovered by investigators. The
lawyer claims that no crime was committed because they didn't get what they wanted--a "not guilty" verdict-and the funds were eventually
returned anyway. Is the defense lawyer correct??
OA.
No; incomplete crimes are covered by criminal law.
Yes; however, the lawyer could be sued in civil court.
OB
Oc.
Yes, if there was no gain, then no crime was committed
OD
Yes, but only because the funds were eventually released.