Editing Inchoate offense (section)

==Merger doctrine==
{{main|Lesser included offense}}
The doctrine of merger has been abandoned in many jurisdictions in cases involving a conspiracy, allowing an accused to be convicted of both conspiracy and the principal offense.  However, an accused cannot be convicted of either attempt or solicitation and the principal offense.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marcus |first=Paul |title=Conspiracy: The Criminal Agreement, in Theory and in Practice |journal=The Georgetown Law Journal |date=1977 |volume=65 |pages=925–969 |url=https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1635&context=facpubs }}</ref>