Florida Man Fails to Reduce Prison Sentence in Lewd Battery Appeal

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida appeals court has affirmed the sentence of Evan M. Stump, a Manatee County man convicted of lewd or lascivious battery. Stump, who was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison, appealed his sentence, arguing that his sentencing scoresheet improperly included “victim injury points for penetration,” which increased his lowest permissible sentence.

The Second District Court of Appeal of Florida, however, ruled that his sentence was correct, as he had effectively stipulated to the facts of the case during his plea.

Background on the Case

Evan M. Stump was charged with three counts of lewd or lascivious battery of a child.

In 2025, Stump entered an open no-contest plea. His sentencing scoresheet

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