The opinion of the court was delivered by ROSEN, J.:
In this appeal we again confront a question of overlapping and conflicting sentencing statutes. Because we conclude that two sentencing statutes, equally specific and both applying to the defendant's circumstances, are inconsistent in the harshness of the penalties they impose, we vacate the sentence and remand for imposition of a lesser sentence.
Prior to the convictions that are the subject of this appeal...
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