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Facts: The accused, Jasmine Cruz, is convicted by final judgment of two offenses arising from distinct incidents: (1) Theft of movable property, punishable by 6 years; (2) Attempted homicide, punishable by 12 years. The court imposes sentences of 6 years for theft and 12 years for attempted homicide. There are no other penalties or aggravating/mitigating circumstances. (a)Identify the governing doctrine on how sentences for multiple convictions should be served (successive/consecutive versus concurrent) and briefly distinguish the two modes. (b)Based on the doctrine identified, determine whether Cruz’s sentences should be served successively or concurrently, and compute the total time to be served, assuming no absorption or other statutory exceptions.