Talk:Murder of Ennis Cosby

Life plus 10 years
What is the practical significance of Markasev being sentenced to life plus ten years in prison? Will his body be kept within the confines of the prison for ten years after his death? The Patibulary Constabulary (talk) 05:40, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

No, of course not. I believe it is to help ensure that the offender will still serve a significant amount of time in prison, even if the other charge is successfully overturned on appeal.

Also, a “life sentence” in some circumstances can actually result in being released from prison on parole after only serving 7-15 years. This varies considerably depending if this is a Federal offense vs. state, and which state this occurs. Genetikbliss (talk) 18:17, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

It is not about being practical, when you are sentenced for a crime they sentence you for each crime you committed. You don't ignore the rest of the crimes because of one life sentence, because what if one day that sentence was overturned due to faulty evidence? If someone murdered 8 people and got only one life sentence, but one murder conviction was overturned? You just let a murderer out of prison! Joe8609 22:32, 2 November 2020 (UTC)