Lamirand v. State

SHARPNACK, Chief Judge.

John Lamirand appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to correct erroneous sentence. Lamirand raises a single issue for our review, which we rephrase as whether the trial court had authority under Ind. Code § 35-50-l-2(a) to impose a consecutive sentence. We reverse and remand.

The facts pertinent to the present appeal are as follows. In March, 1989, Lami-rand committed an act of child molestation. Based on that offense, in May, 1990, Lami-rand was sentenced to eight years in the Indiana Department of Correction following his guilty plea to child molesting as…