Hooks v. State

The State correctly conceded that two errors were committed by the trial court in sentencing the defendant in this case.

First, the trial court erroneously entered a general sentence apparently intended to cover all three counts for which the defendant was convicted. This general sentence must be vacated and, upon remand, the trial court should enter individual sentences for each of the three separate offenses. See Valiente v. State, 605 So.2d 1294 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992).

Second, by virtue of having entered a general sentence to cover all three offenses, the trial court appears to have sentenced…