BARFIELD, Judge.
Appellant challenges his conviction for aggravated battery, asserting that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the state to use for demonstration purposes a "butterfly" knife that was not the actual weapon used to commit the offense. He also challenges his departure sentence, arguing that the trial court improperly issued its written departure order a month after the sentencing hearing.
We affirm the conviction, but reverse the...
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