Johnson v. State

WALLACE, Judge.

The trial court imposed two life sentences on James Earl Johnson. In Mr. Johnson’s written sentencing documents, the trial court designated the sentences to run consecutively. Mr. Johnson argues that the trial court should have designated the sentences to run concurrently. For the reasons that we explain below, we agree. Although we affirm Mr. Johnson’s judgments and sentences, we remand this case to the trial court for the correction of the written sentences to reflect that Mr. Johnson’s two life sentences are to run concurrently rather than consecutively.

The Oral…