Joseph Luther, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee. (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Joseph Luther, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D2024-0041

Decided: April 29, 2026

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Richard M. Bracey, III, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Julian E. Markham, III, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Appellant raises several issues on appeal, but we write to address only one. The trial court orally pronounced concurrent life sentences for Counts I and II, but the written order states that the sentences are to be served consecutively. The State correctly concedes error. A written sentencing order must conform to the orally pronounced sentence, and where there is conflict, the orally pronounced sentence prevails. Ashley v. State, 850 So. 2d 1265, 1268 (Fla. 2003); Morris v. State, 292 So. 3d 838, 839 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020). We therefore reverse in part and remand for the trial court to enter a written sentencing order in conformity with its oral pronouncement. We affirm the judgment and sentence in all other respects.

Per Curiam.

Ray, Winokur, and Treadwell, JJ., concur.

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