Multiple prison terms that are to be served one after another after the defendant is convicted of the corresponding criminal offenses. … Consecutive sentences are distinct from concurrent sentences, whereby convicted defendants serve for a duration equal to the length of the longest sentence.

What do consecutive sentences mean?

Multiple prison terms that are to be served one after another after the defendant is convicted of the corresponding criminal offenses. … Consecutive sentences are distinct from concurrent sentences, whereby convicted defendants serve for a duration equal to the length of the longest sentence.

What's the difference between concurrent and consecutive sentencing?

What’s the difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing? When sentences run consecutively, the defendant serves them back to back (one after the other). When they run concurrently, the defendant serves them at the same time.