What is the effect of a judge's finding that two separate sentences are to be served concurrently or consecutively?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Wood, 2001 NSCA 38 (CanLII):
Whether sentences are to be served concurrently or consecutively is in the discretion of the sentencing judge (MacDonell v. The Queen (1997), 1997 CanLII 389 (SCC), 114 C.C.C. (3d) 436 (S.C.C.). The fact that the trial judge would not sever the counts is of insignificant relevance as Chief Justice Kennedy recognized that the totality of the sentences was what was critical in the exercise of his discretion. This was an appropriate case in which to impose consecutive sentences. The Restitution Order
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