STATE v. COLEMAN

No. 82 KJ 0900.

432 So.2d 323 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Rod COLEMAN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty. Baton Rouge, by Robert H. Hester, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Paula Cobb, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Before PONDER, SAVOIE and CRAIN, JJ.


PONDER, Judge.

Defendant, Rod Coleman, was charged by bill of information with attempted first degree murder in violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and 14:30. Following a trial by jury, he was found guilty of attempted manslaughter in violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and 14:31, and sentenced to five years at hard labor, with credit for time served on this charge.

Defendant appealed and assigned as error:

1) Excessive sentence;

2) Insufficient evidence to...

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