Conspiracy Merger Trap
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- CRIMINAL1
Example wrong choices
16093_christian_publishing_flash_drive · CRIMINAL · Choice Agranted, because conspiracy is a lesser offense that was constructively included in the federal prosecution.
Why it's attractive
This answer treats agreement as a smaller included version of the completed crime.
Why it's wrong
This answer treats agreement as a smaller included version of the completed crime.
16093_christian_publishing_flash_drive · CRIMINAL · Choice Cgranted, because a person may not be prosecuted by different sovereigns for the same offense.
Why it's attractive
This answer reverses the state/federal rule.
Why it's wrong
This answer reverses the state/federal rule.
16093_christian_publishing_flash_drive · CRIMINAL · Choice Dgranted, because the same evidence used to convict her in the federal prosecution will be used to convict her in the state prosecution.
Why it's attractive
The answer follows the flash drive instead of the offense elements.
Why it's wrong
The answer follows the flash drive instead of the offense elements.
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