Hayes v. State
Hayes v. State
Opinion of the Court
Debra Hayes, also known as Deborah At-more, was charged with two counts of felony petit theft and, upon a plea of no contest, she was adjudicated guilty. In Case No. 95-235 Hayes was placed on probation on condition that she spend 364 days in jail and, in Case No. 95-236, she was placed on community
The appellant asserts that the trial court erred by imposing consecutive one-year county jail sentences at the same hearing disposing of sentencing in all pending felony cases. The appellee concedes error under Singleton v. State, 554 So.2d 1162 (Fla. 1990). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for imposition of concurrent sentences. § 922.051, Fla.Stat.; Gilbert v. State, 661 So.2d 960 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995) (where a defendant is sentenced for felony charges only and is not already serving county jail time on another ease, incarceration in the county jail may not exceed one year).
REVERSING and REMANDING sentence, with instructions.
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