That One Armed murdered story I posted last month has a sequel today.
This Story has the sentencing for the crime he was found guilty of last month.

This guy has been given Life - but thats actually 17 years (minimum) in prison for that crime i nthis case.

The sentence of Life normally means 10 years (if you're a good prisoner) to 20 years if your'e not, but this guy won't be out much before those 20 years are up since he's not going to be considered for release for at least 17 years.

BTW: In case you are wondering, why he wasn't sentenced when found guilty - there is generally always a gap of 4-6 weeks between the being found guilty bit and the sentencing, this gives the judge time to gather information about the background/other crimes of the offender, the effect on the victims (and family etc) before passing sentence.

If someone pelads guilty to a crime like murder they generally get sentenced on the spot though, so go figure.