GULOTTA, Judge.
In this legal malpractice suit, defendant-insurer appeals from a judgment in favor of Robin Geddie for damages arising from his unlawful confinement in the penitentiary under a four-year sentence for a crime which had a maximum penalty of two years. The liability of defendant's insured, who took no steps to have the sentence reduced, is not at issue. By stipulation, the sole issues before us are the trial judge's method of calculating the term of excessive...
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