Yeah, what is it with consecutive life sentences? Are prosecutors and judges worried that someone will change the law and murderers will suddenly be freed?
ItтАЩs to maximize time served, because someone can be eligible for parole after serving 20-25 years of a life sentence but then they have to serve time for the next тАЬlifeтАЭ sentence. Also if some charges are downgraded on appeal, the consecutive sentence would stand and would have to go through appeal too.
The Matthew Shepherd killers were not sentenced to death, but they did get consecutive life sentences (for consecutive lives??)
Yeah, what is it with consecutive life sentences? Are prosecutors and judges worried that someone will change the law and murderers will suddenly be freed?
ItтАЩs to maximize time served, because someone can be eligible for parole after serving 20-25 years of a life sentence but then they have to serve time for the next тАЬlifeтАЭ sentence. Also if some charges are downgraded on appeal, the consecutive sentence would stand and would have to go through appeal too.