> why can't they get the death penalty? to be honest the biggest impediment to that is that in a lot of these states that are also sanctuary states they don't have the death penalty or else allow so many attempts at appeal that its functionally not happening. > can't they get multiple consecutive sentences then? they could but it depends on the prosecutors, its possible that sentences could be served concurrently or if they wanted to make an example of them they could give them 100 years. generally though the amendment against cruel and unusual punishment prevents most federal courts from giving sentences longer than that.
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