{"id":377,"date":"2018-05-15T11:56:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T15:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=377"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:29:55","slug":"concurrent-vs-consecutive-prison-time-in-florida-criminal-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/concurrent-vs-consecutive-prison-time-in-florida-criminal-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Concurrent vs. Consecutive Prison Time in Florida Criminal Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are several stages to a criminal prosecution and therefore several different opportunities to limit the impact of a conviction. Even if you are convicted of a crime, it is important to fight aggressively at the sentencing hearing to try to reduce jail times, fines, and other penalties. For instance, one question that may come up for a person convicted of multiple offenses is whether any jail time imposed for each offense should be done concurrently (at the same time) or consecutively (one after the other). Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeal recently looked at that question in a Pinellas County gun crime\u00a0case<\/a>.A defendant was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with the use of a firearm, stemming from an incident in which Pinellas County police officers were attempting to arrest him on separate charges. The cops were after him for a number of robberies, one of which allegedly happened with the use of a stolen gun. He was eventually convicted of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and sentenced to 20 years in prison for that crime. The judge said the prison time was to be served consecutively, or after the defendant finished his time on the robbery charges.<\/p>\n

The judge rejected the defendant’s argument that the sentences should be concurrent (at the same time) because the incident with the police was part of the same criminal sequence as the robberies, which happened a day earlier. The judge said he was required under the law to impose consecutive sentences.<\/p>\n

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There are several stages to a criminal prosecution and therefore several different opportunities to limit the impact of a conviction. Even if you are convicted of a crime, it is important to fight aggressively at the sentencing hearing to try to reduce jail times, fines, and other penalties. For instance, one question that may come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gun-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nCriminal Appeal: Concurrent Vs Consecutive Prison Time<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jury rules can shape the outcome. A criminal charge case can hinge on concurrent vs consecutive prison. See how this ruling defense. 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