How many years of his life sentence will Nicolas Godejohn actually have to serve?
<p>He was sentenced to life in prison for the first degree murder of Deedee Blanchard, but I note that it wasn’t life without parole. So what does this mean in practice? How much do such sentenceees commonly serve of their sentences?</p>

<p>N.G. was <a href="https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2018/11/16/nicholas-godejohn-found-guilty-blanchard-murder/2027186002/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sentenced to life <em>without</em> the possibility of parole</a>.</p>

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