PER CURIAM.
The defendant was convicted of second degree murder, a felony in the first degree. This conviction is affirmed. Nevertheless, the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 775.082(1), Florida Statutes (1975): the penalty for a capital felony which mandates a twenty-five year minimum sentence. The defendant should have been sentenced under Section 775.082(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1975), which contains the proper sentences for felonies in...
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