aggregate sentence
A sentence that arises from a conviction on multiple counts in an indictment. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 642–643. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1459–1460, 1463, 1465, 1472, 1517–1523, 1525.]
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general sentence
An undivided, aggregate sentence in a multicount case; a sentence that does not specify the punishment imposed for each count. • General sentences are prohibited. — Also termed consolidated sentence. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1060. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1458, 1471, 1504–1505, 1511.]
sentence package rule
sentence-package rule. Criminal procedure. The principle that a defendant can be resentenced on an aggregate sentence — that is, one arising from a conviction on multiple counts in an indictment — when the defendant successfully challenges part of the conviction, as by successfully challenging some but not all of the counts.
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