The accused was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault after stabbing the victim during a consensual fist fight.
The victim suffered a deep hand laceration and a serious abdominal wound penetrating the diaphragm.
The court reviewed sentencing ranges for knife-related aggravated assaults arising in consensual fights and emphasized denunciation and deterrence as primary objectives.
Despite mitigating factors including youth, lack of prior record, supportive family, and positive pre‑sentence report, the seriousness of the stabbing warranted a custodial sentence.
The court imposed a sentence of two years less a day, with enhanced credit for pre‑sentence custody, along with a DNA order, lifetime weapons prohibition, and probation.