Tarelo v. State

Julio Tárelo appeals the imposition of consecutive sentences under the prison re-leasee reoffender (PRR) statute, section 775.082, Florida Statutes (2013). The only issue on appeal is whether such a sentence for offenses committed during a single criminal episode is lawful. In Young v. State, 37 So.3d 389 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010), this Court answered this question in the affirmative. See Young, 37 So.3d 389 (citing Reeves v. State, 957 So.2d 625 (Fla.2007)).1 Recently, in Cotto v. State, 139 So.3d 283 (Fla.2014), the supreme court, in another context, discussed the applicability of Hale v. State,…