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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the law requires it because every conviction has to receive a punishment. in some cases, a judge has discretion to combine sentences but in some cases there are mandatory minimums and in some cases it’s purely symbolic. clearly someone who is middle aged getting life without parole will almost certainly die in prison, just as someone who gets a 1000 year sentence, which does occasionally happen
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