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STATE v. FARRIS

No. 16,117-KA.

449 So.2d 1169 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Zachery T. FARRIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 30, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Graves Thomas, Shreveport, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara B. Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Paul J. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Dale G. Cox, Catherine M. Estopinal, Asst. Dist. Attys., Shreveport, for appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and SEXTON, JJ.

SEXTON, Judge.

The defendant, Zachary T. Farris, was charged by Grand Jury indictment with the Second Degree Murder of Geraldine Farris, his wife, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. The defendant was convicted by a unanimous jury of the offense of manslaughter in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. The defendant was sentenced to 17 years at hard labor and appeals his sentence as excessive. Finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court's imposition of this sentence, we...

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