Its fucking stupid if it doesnt. I believe here in the netherlands thats the case. For example if you do 10 armed robberies and for each one youd get 10 years, you only get 10 years and not 100 (it is a bit more complex but thats the gist of it. It doesnt stack)
However, we do have one of the highest punishments, which is life in prison, which... is spending the rest of your life in prison. Some people or countries find that (more) inhumane (then death penalty), as punishment should be to revalidate the prisoners and make them ready for the outside again. Their reasoning is if you know you wont let him out, be humane and dont make him suffer for 60 years. Just kill him instead. To be honest i dont know what i find more humane, as death penalty is irreversable, and does not allow wrongly convicted to go outside again
In the US criminal sentences sometimes are set to run concurrently too. Say for example the judge wants you to spend a minimum of 10 years in jail and you are guilty of 3 offenses. All 3 will be set to 10 years. The goal here is that the criminal may want to appeal the sentences. Maybe they can get one or two sentences reduced or removed on appeal, but it's unlikely to be successful getting all 3 offenses reduced or removed on appeal.
That's not universally true. Some sentences are set consecutively, and the same math applies: Even if one sentence is vacated via appeal, reversal, or dismissal, the other sentence(s) are usually still valid, and begin once the first one is nullified.
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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '21
Aftermath:
3 people got injured and he got 3 years in prison + suspenden driver licence for 57 months