Lusskin v. State

KLEIN, Judge.

Appellant, a young lawyer, was charged with and convicted of soliciting the murder of his girlfriend, who had become pregnant with his twins. He argues that there was insufficient evidence to prove solicitation of murder because the state did not establish that appellant specifically intended for his girlfriend to be killed. He contends that the evidence showed only that he wanted her pregnancy terminated, and relies on the principle that, for the crime of solicitation to be completed, the actor must intend that another person commit a specific crime. Jordan v. State, 560 So.2d…