HARRIS, Justice.
Two questions are presented in this appeal following defendant's conviction of attempted murder. See Iowa Code § 707.11 (1983). We reject defendant's contention that aggravated assault and simple assault should have been submitted as lesser included offenses, but we agree it was error to impose a mandatory sentence.
Evidence of defendant's guilt was overwhelming. The victim, Wade Dawson, had formerly been married to Sandra Arrington...
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