Case Name: Peter Allen JORDAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-11-05
Citations: 505 So. 2d 2
Docket Number: Nos. BH-191, BH-192
Parties: Peter Allen JORDAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ERVIN, WIGGINTON and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 505
Pages: 2–2

Head Matter:
Peter Allen JORDAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. BH-191, BH-192.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 5, 1986.
Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and Steven L. Bolotin, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Henri C. Caw-thon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant raises four points in this criminal appeal. We affirm as to all except the third point, relating to the propriety of the lower court's imposition of a consecutive sentence for appellant's escape conviction. We are unable to determine from the record whether the trial judge considered the consecutive sentence to be discretionary or mandatory. Since the appellant was not in custody on a former sentence at the time of escape, but rather on a traffic warrant, the trial judge was not required to sentence consecutively on the escape charge, but had the discretion to impose either a consecutive or concurrent sentence. See Section 944.40, Florida Statutes: "The punishment of imprisonment imposed under this section shall run consecutive to any former sentence imposed upon any prisoner." (e.s.)
We therefore reverse the sentence on the escape conviction and remand the cause for reconsideration and clarification by the trial court.
AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part and REMANDED.
ERVIN, WIGGINTON and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.