Singletary v. State

This is an appeal of an order denying a motion to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm.

For present purposes we assume, without deciding, that the claim of defendant-appellant Sammie Singletary is cognizable under Rule 3.800(a). The defendant maintains that his twenty-year sentence for escape should not be consecutive to his ten-year sentence for burglary. He maintains that the trial court was led into error at his sentencing, and that under the circumstances of this case, a consecutive sentence for escape is permissible, but not required.

The…