A defendant ordered to serve two years concurrently for conviction of two counts of a crime must serve the sentences one after the other, for a total of four years.

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When sentences are ordered to be served concurrently, it means the defendant serves them at the same time, not back-to-back, so the total time served would be two years, not four.

A Defendant Ordered to Serve Two Years Concurrently for Conviction