How long does a 12 months suspended prison sentence last in the criminal record?

All crimes have penalties. But under US and Common law regardless of the sentence it is recognized that, over a period of time people do/may change. Thus they may become eligible for a review of their sentence (in the US it is a hearing before the parole board).

A good example of this is Charles Manson (look it up if you do not recognize it) who currently comes up (rotinely) for parole despite the savage killings he orchestrated. The review will compare the person against the crime against the sentence and after the service of a mandatory period the inmate may have the remainder of his sentence paroled. Thus it may be possible for a life sentence to actually be served in as little as 20 years.

For truly henious crimes, the court avoids this potentil by making the penalties sequential. The convicted criminal must serve the full penalty or obtain a parole from the first crime before the clock even starts on the penalty for the second. Thus it is virtually assured that the convict will not be released for at least 60 to 80 years and THAT, for all intents and purposes is a life sentence.

I saw the news too and wondered the same thing. I don't know why they can't just say 'for life with no chance of parole'. I guess all the sentences are to run one after each other.

Seems silly though. I believe the wife only got 36 years, so will be around 91 when released! For those who haven't seen it, it is the couple who kidnapped Jaycee Dugard in the USA.

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