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A quick definition of consecutive sentences:

Consecutive sentences are when a judge gives a person more than one punishment for different crimes, and they have to serve them one after the other. For example, if someone gets 10 years for one crime and 5 years for another, they would have to serve a total of 15 years in jail. This is different from concurrent sentences, where the punishments are served at the same time.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Consecutive sentences refer to two or more sentences of jail time that are to be served in sequence. For example, if a defendant receives consecutive sentences of 20 years and 5 years, the total amount of jail time is 25 years. Also known as cumulative or accumulative sentences.

Example: A defendant is found guilty of two separate crimes and is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the first crime and 15 years in prison for the second crime. If the judge orders the sentences to be served consecutively, the defendant will serve a total of 25 years in prison.

This example illustrates how consecutive sentences work. Instead of serving both sentences at the same time, the defendant must serve one sentence after the other, resulting in a longer total sentence.

consecratio capitis | consecutive tortfeasors

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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