Junco v. State

The defendant/appellant was tried and convicted in connection with numerous felony charges. The “guidelines” sentence was “life”. The trial court, however, sentenced the defendant to numerous life terms and other shorter terms, with all sentences to run consecutively.

The defendant challenges the consecutive nature of the sentencing, claiming that the consecutive life sentences amount to a departure from the sentence of “life” provided for in the Sentencing Guidelines. The defendant seeks to have this court reverse the trial court as far as the consecutive nature of the sentences is concerned,…