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concurrent sentence

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concurrent sentence n. when a criminal defendant is convicted of two or more crimes, a judge sentences him/her to a certain period of time for each crime. Then out of compassion, leniency, plea bargaining, or the fact that the several crimes are interrelated, the judge will rule that the sentences may all be served at the same time, with the longest period controlling.



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Gibson, 41, cried quietly as Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nash issued concurrent sentences for three convictions of pimping and told her she could not receive probation under state law.
Perry said he was giving Orr the maximum penalty allowed by law: four concurrent sentences of life without the possibility of parole, plus 20 years.
Those concurrent sentences will run consecutive to the life-without-parole sentence.
 
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