Castle v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON

Arlen Castle pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree robbery, one count of first-degree sodomy, one count of first-degree rape, one count of kidnapping, one count of first-degree sexual abuse, and one count of tampering with physical evidence. At sentencing, the trial court ordered Castle’s sentences to be served consecutively, not to exceed sixty years. Castle appeals as a matter of right1 from the resulting judgment.

On appeal, Castle alleges a single error. He contends that the trial court erred in ordering his sentences to be served…