Criminal Law & ProcedureConceptReviewMergerReading 8 of 8IntroductionThe Traditional Merger RuleWhy Merger Was AbandonedThe Modern No-Merger RuleWhy Conspiracy Stays SeparateCriticism and Sentencing LimitsMerger Compared With Related DoctrinesReviewOn this page2ReviewEndnotesReviewPractice furtherLaw SchoolQuestions|Level 1|FundamentalsEssays|Short Answer|Core AnalysisBar ExamQuestions|Level 2|ChallengingEssays|Level 2|Maximum PointsPerformance Tasks|Level 1|Core AnalysisReading 8 of 8IntroductionThe Traditional Merger RuleWhy Merger Was AbandonedThe Modern No-Merger RuleWhy Conspiracy Stays SeparateCriticism and Sentencing LimitsMerger Compared With Related DoctrinesReviewEndnotes121CL-042(A)2Criminal Law Hornbook / Chapter 12 / § 12.4 Other Limits3Black's Law Dictionary (7th ed. 1999) / Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th Edition (Excerpts); See also CL-0424Criminal Law Hornbook / Chapter 12 / § 12.4 Other Limits, supra note 25Black's Law Dictionary (7th ed. 1999) / Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th Edition (Excerpts), supra note 3View All Endnotes