Taylor v. State

Appellant challenges his sentence as a habitual offender to seven consecutive life sentences followed by a consecutive sentence of life probation for eight counts of armed robbery. We agree that the trial court erred in sentencing appellant to consecutive terms since all of the robberies occurred during the same criminal episode. See Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521 (Fla.1993), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 278, 130 L.Ed.2d 195 (1994); Koon v. State, 640 So.2d 1226 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). When offenses occur in one criminal episode, a trial court may not enhance the sentences pursuant to the…