discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Hill Compare State v. Dudley, 151 N.C.App. 711 , 566 S.E.2d 843, 847 (2002), review denied, 356 N.C. 684 , 578 S.E.2d 314 (2003) (merging the predicate offense with the greatest penological implications) and *545 Thompson v. State, 263 Ga. 23 , 426 S.E.2d 895, 897 (1993), disapproved on other grounds, McClellan v. State, 274 Ga. 819 , 561 S.E.2d 82, 85 (2002) (merging the most serious predicate offense), with Small v. State, 458 So.2d 1136 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1984) (merging the predicate offense with the least penological implications). 1 Another school of thought requires a form of “but-for” or c…