I just heard on the TV that someone got life in prison plus 47 years. I never understood this. Life in prison is life in prison so what does this mean when they get additional time on top of life in prison?
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Each crime they’ve been convicted of carries a sentence, so they might have life in prison for one crime and 47 years for the other.
Where this becomes relevant is if, for example, they successfully appeal the sentence for the first crime, they would still have to serve time for the second.
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