Sherry is a 40-year-old white female who frequently participates in prostitution to earn money for her crack habit. she was raised in a single-parent home and has been selling herself for the last 18 years. she has been arrested several times and has no hope that she can make a better life for herself. frustrated by the police constantly harassing her, sherry decides to take active measures by targeting local officials. sherry goes too far, however, and kills the city mayor. which type of crime would this be?

The police of a resort town discovered that a well-known cat burglar was currently living in town under an assumed name. to try to catch her in the act of burglary, an undercover officer approached the burglar with a plan for a burglary. the undercover officer told the burglar that he knew who she was and that he had a plan to steal jewels from someone staying in one of the town's resorts. the burglar initially refused the offer; however, after lengthy cajoling, she finally agreed to the plan. as the time for the burglary drew near, the burglar had second thoughts. three hours before the theft was scheduled to take place, the burglar called the police and told them of the plan. she told them that she was not going to show up, but that her cohort (the undercover officer) would be there, and told them how to recognize the undercover officer. is the burglar guilty of conspiracy at common law?