Opinion ID: 1954826
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Heading: Farmer's Sentence

Text: ¶ 21. Finally, Farmer alleges that Judge Evans erred in sentencing him to the maximum sentence for aggravated assault despite voluminous evidence of his rehabilitation. Apparently, Farmer feels that because he obtained a general equivalency degree (G.E.D.), learned a trade, and became what he considers a model citizen, he should not have received the maximum sentence. Though Farmer's accomplishments are commendable, they certainly do not entitle him to a lighter sentence. Testimony at trial revealed that Farmer followed the victim from Vaiden to Greenwood with the express intention of whipping his ass. He then beat the victim with an iron pipe, leaving him near death. So long as the sentence imposed is within the statutory limits, sentencing is generally a matter of trial court discretion. Wallace v. State, 607 So.2d 1184, 1188 (Miss.1992). Again, we find no error.