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NEWSOME v. STATE

No. 78-1814.

370 So.2d 823 (1979)

Gregory Lee NEWSOME, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, James R. Wulchak, Asst. Public Defender, and Charles L. Stutts, Legal Intern, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

OTT, Judge.

While appellant, Gregory Lee Newsome, has raised several issues relating to his conviction for burglary and aggravated assault, we find that only one merits discussion. Appellant argues that the twenty year sentence imposed upon his conviction of aggravated assault is excessive. We agree.

The maximum allowable sentence for aggravated assault is five years. See § 784.021(2), Fla. Stat. (1977); § 775.082(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (1977)...

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