Sheila offers $5,000 to Seth if Seth will kill Vern,Sheila's husband.Seth agrees to the deal.The following evening as Vern is crossing the street,Seth runs over Vern with his automobile.Vern dies that night at the hospital.Sheila collects Vern's $1,000,000 life insurance policy.She uses part of the proceeds to pay Seth his fee.Under Texas law,the most serious offense Sheila has committed is:

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Sheila is guilty of capital murder because she employed Seth to kill Vern. In Texas, a person can be charged with capital murder if they cause the death of another person by hiring someone else to commit the crime. The fact that Vern's death was caused by Seth and not Sheila does not excuse her from criminal liability. Additionally, the fact that Sheila collected Vern's life insurance policy and used part of the proceeds to pay Seth for the murder further shows her criminal intent.

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