'Stacking' parole periodsKam was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder last month in the September 2017 slayings of Dianna Mah-Jones and Richard Jones. Each conviction carries an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole for at least 25 years. He faces the possibility of life in prison without parole for at least 50 years. (Felicity Don)But the Crown is asking Gerow to "stack" Kam's parole ineligibility periods consecutively so that he would be locked away for the next five decades. The defence lawyer said vengeance was not one of the principles of sentencing and that Kam would still be serving a life sentence no matter when he came up for parole.

Source: CBC News July 23, 2020 23:03 UTC