People v. Gulbrandsen

*1551Opinion

SPARKS, J.

This appeal involves a federal prisoner awaiting transfer who escaped without force from a county jail, promptly committed a burglary, and received two consecutive sentences for his criminal efforts. The case raises two sentencing issues. The first is whether, given the crimes committed, the imposition of a state term of imprisonment consecutive to a federal term constitutes a “sentence choice” requiring the recitation of reasons. We hold that it does. Under the circumstances of this case, we cannot conclude the failure to state reasons was harmless, so we must remand the…