Secong v. State

Prince Roy Secong appeals the trial court’s denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b) motion to correct a sentencing error, which challenged the trial court’s imposition of an upward departure prison sentence for his violation of community control. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s imposition of an upward departure sentence, but vacate the general sentence entered by the trial court and remand for entry of a separate, distinct sentence for each of the underlying counts to which Secong previously pled guilty.

On August 20, 2015, Secong pled guilty to five…