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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When you see a sentence like that, it’s usually for multiple crimes. Maybe murder + robbery + other things.
So if the “life in prison” sentence is overturned for some reason, the convicted person still has to serve the other sentences for the other crimes.
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