Question

A defendant is convicted of burglarizing a house and assaulting its occupant; he is sentenced to 3 years on a charge of assault and 10 years for burglary, with the sentences to be served concurrently. The sentences would be completed:

Answer 1

10 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Both the sentences are to be served concurrently which means that they must be served at the same time. As per the question, the ten-year sentence and the three-year sentence would be served simultaneously. Therefore, the three-year sentence would be served with the ten-year sentence making it total of total ten years.