CIARA LUCAS KING
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A general sentence that imposes one sentence for an entire case rather than separate sentences on each count is illegal and requires remand for correction.
[1] A trial court commits reversible error by imposing a single general sentence on all counts in a case rather than pronouncing a separate sentence on each count.
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Citation from Munoz v. State, 218 So. 3d 459, 459 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017), describing the legal error in imposing a single sentence for multiple counts.
Appellant Ciara Lucas King appealed her judgment and sentences in two criminal cases from the Circuit Court for Citrus County. In case number 2020-CF-…
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PER CURIAM.
In this Anders1 appeal, we affirm Appellant’s judgment and sentence in case number 2020-CF-000403-A.
However, the written sentence in case number 2020-CF-000309-A is a general sentence because it renders one sentence for the entire case rather than a separate sentence on each count. See Parks v. State, 765 So. 2d 35, 35–36 (Fla. 2000); Munoz v. State, 218 So. 3d 459, 459 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017) (“The sentence on all the counts is an illegal general sentence.” (citation omitted)).
We therefore reverse and remand for the trial court to correct the general sentence in case number 2020-CF-000309-A. AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED. EDWARDS, EISNAUGLE and HARRIS, JJ., concur.
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- Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (U.S. 1967)
- Parks v. State, 765 So. 2d 35 (Fla. 2000)
- Munoz v. State, 218 So. 3d 459 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017)