Timeline for answer to In a mass shooting, what are the likely charges because of potential victims who weren't actually shot? by UJM
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| May 16, 2025 at 10:06 | comment | added | UJM | @Barmar "If you kill 10 people it's the same penalty as killing 1 person" - the same maximum penalty, yes. The actual sentence will likely be closer to the maximum of the range. | |
| May 15, 2025 at 20:39 | comment | added | John Bollinger | I don't think "only the highest possible penalty may be imposed" matches the corresponding French very well. It looks more like "only one penalty of that kind may be imposed, limited to the highest legal maximum." And although that has effect similar to concurrent sentences in the U.S., it's not quite the same. | |
| May 15, 2025 at 20:17 | comment | added | gnasher729 | You’d want to judge at least every murder case, out of respect for the victims and their families. And with only one murder prosecuted there is always a tiny chance a single conviction might be overturned. | |
| May 15, 2025 at 18:34 | comment | added | Barmar | @Trish So? Obviously if one of the punishments is life, the others are irrelevant. | |
| May 15, 2025 at 18:27 | comment | added | Trish | @Barmar IIRC, France does not do "multiple life sentences". Murder is murder. | |
| May 15, 2025 at 18:09 | comment | added | Barmar | Does "multiple related infractions" mean multiple similar infractions? If you kill 10 people it's the same penalty as killing 1 person? Or are they talking about lesser included charges, e.g. murder with a firearm and firearm possession? | |
| May 15, 2025 at 17:24 | history | answered | UJM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |