The laws defining crimes and procedures in New York are complicated…
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When convicted of multiple crimes, PL § 70.25 governs sentence stacking:
- Concurrent = served at the same time (you serve only the longest term).
- Consecutive = served back-to-back (terms added).
Consecutive sentencing is allowed only when crimes arise from separate acts/transactions. Example: possessing a gun and shooting someone is one transaction → usually concurrent. Fleeing afterward and committing a felony DWI would be separate → can be consecutive.