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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 902 (2026)

  Criminal solicitation.

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§ 902.  Criminal solicitation.

(a)  Definition of solicitation.--A person is guilty of solicitation to commit a crime if with the intent of promoting or facilitating its commission he commands, encourages or requests another person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute such crime or an attempt to commit such crime or which would establish his complicity in its commission or attempted commission.

(b)  Renunciation.--It is a defense that the actor, after soliciting another person to commit a crime, persuaded him not to do so or otherwise prevented the commission of the crime, under circumstances manifesting a complete and voluntary renunciation of his criminal intent.

 

Cross References.  Section 902 is referred to in section 5702 of this title; sections 5552, 6302 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 103 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1974–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Von Evans, 163 A.3d 980 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
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Commonwealth v. Von Evans, 163 A.3d 980 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 902, a defendant is guilty of Criminal Solicitation to commit a crime if: with the intent of promoting or facilitating its commission he commands, encourages or requests another person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute such crime or an…”
Commonwealth, Aplt v. Kingston, S., 143 A.3d 917 (Pa. 2016). · cites it 2× “§§ 901, 306 (defining an accomplice to include a person who, with the intent of promoting or facilitating the commission of an offense, solicits another to commit it).”
A.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police, 87 A.3d 914 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014). · cites it 4× “18 Pa.C.S. § 902. . 18 Pa.C.S. § 6312(d).”
Commonwealth v. Cauto, 535 A.2d 602 (Pa. 1987). · cites it 6× “Title 18 Pa.C.S. § 902(a) provides: 902. — Criminal solicitation.”
Commonwealth v. Gehris, 54 A.3d 862 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012). · cites it 3× “§§ 6318(a)(5), (6); 18 Pa.C.S. § 902(a)/18 Pa. C.S. § 6320; 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Grekis, 601 A.2d 1284 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1992). · cites it 3× “18 Pa.C.S. § 902 (Purdon 1983). 4 . 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Malone, 366 A.2d 584 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1976). · cites it 2× “334, § 1; 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 902, 3123(5). [2] Act of April 27, 1927, P.”
Commonwealth v. One 2001 Toyota Camry, 894 A.2d 207 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “On January 16, 2003, Sandler was convicted of criminal solicitation to commit murder and criminal use of communication facility, see Sections 902 and 7512 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa. C.S. §§ 902 and 7512, respectively, after his attempt to hire a hit man to kill his wife.”
Commonwealth v. Khorey, 555 A.2d 100 (Pa. 1989). · cites it 2× “18 Pa.Cons.Stat. § 902 (Purdon 1973). 3 .”
Commonwealth v. McGrogan, 568 A.2d 924 (Pa. 1990). · cites it 2× “Appellee, Robert McGrogan, was convicted of two counts of criminal solicitation, 18 Pa.C.S. § 902(a). He appealed this conviction to the Superior Court, which reversed the trial court and ordered a new trial, 367 Pa.”
United States v. Kenneth Daniels, 915 F.3d 148 (3rd Cir. 2019). “In the process, it looked to Pennsylvania's crime of solicitation, 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 902, as well as the state statutory provision governing accomplice liability, see § 306.”
Commonwealth v. Piper, 328 A.2d 845 (Pa. 1974). · cites it 2× “Solicitation to commit sodomy is now dealt with by 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 902, 905(a), 3123, 3124 (1973).”
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— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 902(A) — 2 cases
Com. v. Markelwitz, J. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
Com. v. Davis, A. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 902(a) — 55 cases
Commonwealth v. Von Evans, 163 A.3d 980 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “Pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 902, a defendant is guilty of Criminal Solicitation to commit a crime if: with the intent of promoting or facilitating its commission he commands, encourages or requests another person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute such crime or an…”
Commonwealth, Aplt v. Kingston, S., 143 A.3d 917 (Pa. 2016). “§§ 901, 306 (defining an accomplice to include a person who, with the intent of promoting or facilitating the commission of an offense, solicits another to commit it).”
Commonwealth v. Cauto, 535 A.2d 602 (Pa. 1987). “Title 18 Pa.C.S. § 902(a) provides: 902. — Criminal solicitation.”
Commonwealth v. Gehris, 54 A.3d 862 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012). “§§ 6318(a)(5), (6); 18 Pa.C.S. § 902(a)/18 Pa. C.S. § 6320; 18 Pa.”
A.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police, 87 A.3d 914 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014). “18 Pa.C.S. § 902. . 18 Pa.C.S. § 6312(d).”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 902(b) — 2 cases
Commonwealth v. Carey, 439 A.2d 151 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981).
Com. v. Lundskow, G. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
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