Quote:Jinx999 wrote:Well, I took it for granted the authorities would want to arrest the guy before he dies, the moment his lawyer ratted him out about the provision in the will; I'm just curious as to what exactly the charge would be. Conspiracy, I figured; that strikes me as being a catch-all for crimes that haven't necessarily happened yet.Quote:DHBirr wrote:A contract to break the law is unenforcable. I'd assume they could theoretically charge the deceased (but why bother), but the clause in the will is invalid.
On another tangent, I've wondered from time to time what legal difficulties would result if somebody added a clause to his will devoting some of his estate to finance a contract assassination. "Upon my death, I direct that $500,000 be applied to hiring a couple of guys to whack __." Does it count as conspiracy or something like that if no killing will be made or even really planned until after the person ordering it has died?
I'll admit that what brought this to my mind was that I kind of felt the urge to put such a clause in my will. What stopped me was, a. I knew I'd be busted for it, and b. there're just SO many people who I feel deserve to be targets, and I don't have nearly that much money.
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