STATE v. ALLEN

No. CR83-141.

438 So.2d 1255 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald ALLEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. DeJean, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Louis G. Garrot, Asst. Dist. Atty., Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, CUTRER and DOUCET, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

The defendant was charged by grand jury indictment with the crime of second degree murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. The matter was tried to a jury, which found the defendant guilty of manslaughter. Following a pre-sentence investigation, the trial judge sentenced the defendant to twenty-one years at hard labor.

On appeal, the defendant asserts in brief (1) that the trial judge erred in failing to comply with the sentencing guidelines...

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