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A defendant asked a courier to deliver illegal drugs to a buyer, saying, "Take this package across town and sell it for me." The courier agreed. The defendant then drove the courier to the buyer's apartment and waited outside while the courier completed the sale. Police arrested both as the courier returned to the car. Prosecutors charge the defendant with solicitation, attempt to distribute, conspiracy to distribute, and the completed distribution offense.
Separately, prosecutors charge two gamblers with conspiracy to commit illegal dueling after they agreed to fight each other in a jurisdiction where dueling itself requires an agreement between exactly two participants. No seconds or organizers were involved.
Analyze merger and charging issues for the drug offenses and the dueling conspiracy, including solicitation, attempt, conspiracy, completed offenses, and Wharton's Rule.