(a) If a defendant is required to serve a term of imprisonment under a separate judgment, a term of imprisonment imposed in a later judgment, amended judgment, or probation revocation shall be consecutive.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felonyup to 20 yearsup to $250,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(c)
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 12.55.127

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, if a defendant is being sentenced for two or more crimes in a single judgment, terms of imprisonment may be concurrent or partially concurrent.
(c) If the defendant is being sentenced for

(1) escape, the term of imprisonment shall be consecutive to the term for the underlying crime;
(2) two or more crimes under Alaska Stat. Chapter 11.41, a consecutive term of imprisonment shall be imposed for at least

(A) the mandatory minimum term under Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(a) for each additional crime that is murder in the first degree;
(B) the mandatory minimum term for each additional crime that is an unclassified felony governed by Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(b);
(C) the presumptive term specified in Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(c) or the active term of imprisonment, whichever is less, for each additional crime that is

(i) manslaughter; or
(ii) kidnapping that is a class A felony;
(D) two years or the active term of imprisonment, whichever is less, for each additional crime that is criminally negligent homicide;
(E) one-fourth of the presumptive term under Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125(c) or (i) for each additional crime that is sexual assault in the first degree under Alaska Stat. § 11.41.410 or sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree under Alaska Stat. § 11.41.434, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit those offenses; and
(F) some additional term of imprisonment for each additional crime, or each additional attempt or solicitation to commit the offense, under Alaska Stat. § 11.41.200 – 11.41.250, 11.41.420 – 11.41.432, 11.41.436 – 11.41.458, or 11.41.500 – 11.41.520.
(d) If the defendant is being sentenced for two or more crimes of distribution of child pornography under Alaska Stat. § 11.61.125, possession of child pornography under Alaska Stat. § 11.61.127, or distribution of indecent material to minors under Alaska Stat. § 11.61.128, a consecutive term of imprisonment shall be imposed for some additional term of imprisonment for each additional crime or each additional attempt or solicitation to commit the offense.
(e) In this section,

(1) “active term of imprisonment” means the total term of imprisonment imposed for a crime, minus suspended imprisonment;
(2) “additional crime” means a crime that is not the primary crime;
(3) “presumptive term” means the middle of the applicable presumptive range set out in Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125;
(4) “primary crime” means the crime

(A) for which the sentencing court imposes the longest active term of imprisonment; or
(B) that is designated by the sentencing court as the primary crime when no single crime has the longest active term of imprisonment.
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