Running a Sentence Consecutively to an Anticipated Sentence

Published for NC Criminal Law on June 30, 2016.

May the judge sentencing a conviction now order that it run consecutively to sentences the defendant might get in the future? The General Statutes don’t explicitly say. G.S. 15A-1354(a) notes two situations in which consecutive sentences may be imposed: when multiple sentences are entered at the same time, or when a new term of imprisonment ... Read more

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