Taking No Chances

From the January 3, 2008 Idaho Statesman:

Convicted killer Erick Hall, who is on Idaho's Death Row for killing Lynn Henneman in 2000 and Cheryl Ann Hanlon in 2003, will never leave prison even if something happens to his death sentence in either case.

That is because Hall was given a life sentence in prison for the rape of Hanlon Thursday by 4th District Judge Thomas Neville.

This means that in addition to his two death sentences, Hall is serving three life sentences, without the possibility of parole.

In 2005, Hall was sentenced to concurrent terms of life in prison without parole for separate rape and kidnapping charges in the Henneman case.

The sentencing came less than three months after Hall became the first man in Idaho to be given the death penalty by a jury for the murder charge.

I'm reminded of a case out of Texas where a guy was given a 3000 year sentence. With good behavior, he might have been eligible for parole in 2000 years.