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EXHIBIT 23(c)
Asset II
[SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
We consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal Matters"
included in the initial Registration Statement on Form S-1 for fixed options
available under certain flexible payment deferred combination fixed and
variable annuity contracts issued by Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.
In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
By: /s/ Stephen E. Roth
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Stephen E. Roth, Esq.
Washington, D.C.
September 1, 2000
