Branam v. State

Steven Branam appeals from the denial of his motion to correct sentence. We reverse.

Branam states that in 1982 he entered a plea to a charge of burglary with the understanding he would receive a five-year sentence concurrent with any other sentence he might be serving including a federal prison sentence. Then, in 1987, Branam became aware of correspondence between the Florida Department of Corrections and the federal authorities who currently house Branam which indicates that the burglary sentence runs consecutive to an earlier fifteen-year sentence. This suggests either that Branam’s…