Friday, March 27, 2015

In North Carolina is it normal/legal for a judge to run sentences consecutively (vs. concurrently) for armed robbery when both counts of rob...

Question

In North Carolina is it normal/legal for a judge to run sentences consecutively (vs. concurrently) for armed robbery when both counts of robbery were within the same incident?



Answer

Some sentences are mandatory to insure fairness in sentencing but North Carolina Judges still have quite a bit of discretion in handing down a sentence. For a charge like Armed Robbery, the Defendant most likely had an attorney. It is part of the attorney's job to ensure that the sentence is within what is allowed by law.



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