OTT, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of a charge of escape and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was at that time on parole from a sentence on another crime. The new 15-year sentence specified that it was "to commence after any parole violation sentence that might be imposed."
The quoted language was surplusage. Unless the court specifically directed otherwise, the new sentence would as a matter of law be consecutive to any other sentence for an offense that...
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