If before serving the full sentence, the convict is sentenced for a criminal offence committed prior to the rendering of the sentence, the rules of the preceding article shall apply and the already served portion of punishment shall be calculated into the new sentence.
When the convict commits a new criminal offence after the rendering of the sentence, but before the full term of the sentence is served, the court joins the new sentence with the remaining portion of the previous term, following the rules provided for in Article 55 of this Code.
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