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A man approached an undercover officer and inquired about hiring someone to kill his girlfriend's parents. The man did not realize he was speaking to an undercover officer. The undercover officer pretended to agree to handle the job and secretly taped subsequent conversations with the man concerning plans and payment. A few days before the payment was due, the man changed his mind and called the plan off. Nevertheless, the man was charged with solicitation to commit murder.
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A is incorrect. The man's attempt to withdraw was done after the solicitation occurred. His later withdrawal is not a valid defense to his original solicitation.
B is incorrect. The only act necessary for a solicitation charge is the request to commit the crime; it is not necessary that the crime actually be committed or that steps be taken to commit the crime.
D is incorrect. The solicited party does not need to agree to commit the offense for the solicitation to be completed. The man, by hiring the undercover officer to commit the murder, is guilty of solicitation to commit murder. The man's failure to pay for the murder does not absolve him of criminal responsibility for soliciting the undercover officer to commit the murder in the first place.
*Note: The question does not state whether this was at common law, but the Model Penal Code does state that the solicitation can be renounced if the man gave up his intent and stopped the solicited party from committing the offense. The statement «called the plan off» in the question may be taken as evidence that the man contacted the undercover officer and stopped him from completing the offense, which would, under the Model Penal Code, allow the man to raise the renunciation defense.