Kat
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multiple counts of murder on one crime usually has to do with how the statutes are written in the state where the crime is commited.
For instance, a few years a go a male murdered a mother and abducted her son and abandoned him at a rest stop.
Taking the case before a grand jury for indictment they initially charged him with several counts of murder and several counts of assault...IIRC. However it was more charges than victims.
By the time of trial the charges were consolidated. HTH without getting into too much depth---it has to do with the way the statutes are written. JMHO
For instance, a few years a go a male murdered a mother and abducted her son and abandoned him at a rest stop.
Taking the case before a grand jury for indictment they initially charged him with several counts of murder and several counts of assault...IIRC. However it was more charges than victims.
By the time of trial the charges were consolidated. HTH without getting into too much depth---it has to do with the way the statutes are written. JMHO