Norwood v. State

BOWEN, Judge.

Norwood was indicted for assault in the first degree. Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-6-20(a)(l). A jury found him guilty of second degree assault. Sentence was ten years’ imprisonment.

Norwood alleges that he was sentenced under Alabama’s new statute which en*1352hances punishment for the use of a firearm or deadly weapon. Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-5-6(a)(5) (effective May 27, 1982). He argues that assault in the second degree already provides enhanced punishment for the use of a deadly weapon in the commission of the assault. This, he contends, violates Busic v. United States,…