STATE v. LEMONS

No. 15243-KA.

430 So.2d 150 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank LEMONS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied June 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris & Placke by Allan L. Placke, West Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

Michael Fontenot, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and SEXTON, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

After pleading not guilty to an indictment for 2d degree murder arising out of the robbery of a 62-year-old man, defendant bargained with the state and was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser crime of manslaughter. He appeals his sentence to 21 years at hard labor, contending that the trial court failed to follow CCrP 894.1 guidelines and that the sentence is constitutionally excessive. LSA-Const. Art. 1, § 20. We affirm.

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