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Rudolph has pled guilty to criminal trespass and assault. Judge Tran sentences Rudolph to serve 2 years on the trespass charge and 5 years on the assault charge. However, Rudolph is allowed to serve both sentences at the same time and will be released in 5 years. In this case, Judge Tran has used

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Answer:

In this particular case the Judge Tran is using the "Double punishment for a single act"

Step-by-step explanation:

The judge Tran by the use of the double punishment for a single act, he is sentencing Rudolph for the most serious crime commited by him and this is the assault charge, so Rudolph will pay for his crimes but he will only do 5 years instead of 7 years.

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