PUBLISHED IN PART
BECKER, A.C.J.
It is a double jeopardy violation to punish a stabbing separately as an assault when it is also the substantial step used to prove attempted murder. We therefore strike the appellant's assault conviction. The exceptional sentence for attempted murder will remain undisturbed in view of ample evidence of deliberate cruelty.
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