Brown v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

Anthony Bernard Brown appeals from his judgment and sentences for two counts of armed burglary, three counts of armed robbery and three counts of armed kidnapping. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in sentencing him to consecutive minimum mandatory sentences for crimes arising from a single criminal episode. We agree and reverse.

Appellant, carrying a gun, entered the home of Arthur Pond, demanded money, confined Pond to the bathroom and took money and a flashlight. Appellant then entered the home of Louise Gardner, carrying a gun and a flashlight. He robbed her and…