slang for consecutive life terms imposed by a judge when there were two crimes committed
by the defendant, both of which can result in punishment of a life term, such as
two murders, or a murder and a rape involving aggravated assault. The purpose of
making the sentences subsequent ("back-to-back") and not "concurrent" (served at
the same time) is to lessen the chance of parole, since if parole were permissible
after 25 years, the defendant would then begin the second "life" sentence and would
wait another 25 years for a parole hearing.
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