Vega v. State

Angel Vega appeals the trial court’s denial of his Rule 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. In April 2000, Vega was sentenced to consecutive terms on three counts: (1) possession of cocaine — 15 years in prison; (2) possession of cannabis — one year jail; and (3) possession of drug paraphernalia — one year jail. In his motion, Vega alleged that a sentence of two one-year jail terms consecutive to a prison sentence is illegal. See § 922.051, Fla. Stat. (1999) (providing: “When a statute expressly directs that imprisonment be in a state prison, the court may impose a sentence of…