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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
It depends on the statutory scheme, but I'll speak as generally as possible with the understanding that some jurisdictions will differ slightly.
Person B just gets the 20 years only because presumably the statute has already taken into effect the impact of drunk driving. If you're not drunk but just miss a light or something, you'll be considered negligent but the odds of getting dinged with a vehicular homicide charge are pretty slight.
Rather than compound offenses (i.e. manslaugher = 10 years + DUI = 3 for a total of 13), it would simply become a different offense (vehicular homicide for committing manslaughter while drunk = 20 years).
Clear as mud?
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I'm looking at your post like that dog looks at the RCA Victrola, but I think I kind of get it. You don't stack offenses, and offenses either combine to a different offense or you take the offense that's the biggest because it was predicated on the smaller offenses. Is that close?