I’ve never understood a sentence beyond life. To me 1000 years is just plain dumb. I mean, what do they do when he croaks in 50 years? Do they have special cells filled with coffins for those serving sentences beyond life? Or is this a legal gimmick to thwart possible parole?
IMO, they should just say life without parole. Then accidentally have him fall off a ledge with a safety rope tied around his neck so he won’t get hurt.
To me 1000 years is just plain dumb.
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Are you saying that all the other convictions beyond life should not count?
If I was a victim I’d want my sentence charge applied. No he can’t live long
enough to serve all the time but at least each victim had their day in court
and sentences made.
The thousand-year sentence or multiple life sentences are necessary - but not necessarily sufficient - to prevent the system’s letting him out before he dies.
Well, one reason is so if one or two counts would get tossed on appeal there is still plenty of time on the other counts to keep him in jail for the rest of his life. It also prohibits his chance to get out on parole in situations where he might otherwise be eligible.
I no lawyer, but I bet that is why they did it.
And how do you collect 93000 bucks from someone who is in prison?
A life sentence in TX is 45 years. Knock off time already served and good time. Then the fact that you only have to serve 1/3rd your time due to crowded prisons. Well, 45 years could get him back on the streets in no time. They learned this when the death penalty was banned in the 70s. Killers on death row were out killing again.