State v. Pena

OPINION

McFATE, Judge

(Retired).

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in imposing a mandatory consecutive sentence pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-2503 following appellant’s guilty plea to the crime of escape in the second degree. We find error affecting the imposition of sentence and remand for further proceedings.

The facts pertinent to a resolution of this appeal are as follows. Appellant/defendant Sebastian Pena escaped from the Mari-copa County Jail on April 4, 1982, while awaiting trial on eight felony offenses charged in CR-124947. Appellant was subsequently…