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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