LAWSON v. STATE

No. BL-474.

497 So.2d 288 (1986)

James R. LAWSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Lawson, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Norma J. Mungenast, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SHIVERS, Judge.

Appellant, James R. Lawson, was originally charged with one count of sexual battery and two counts of lewd assault on a child. On February 17, 1986, he appeared with counsel and entered a negotiated plea of guilty to the lesser charge of attempted capital sexual battery and agreed to a 20-year sentence in exchange for a dismissal of the other two charges. At two different points during the sentencing hearing, defense counsel objected to the fact that...

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