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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)Reply
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)
