STATE v. HAMILTON

No. CR84-56.

459 So.2d 216 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William HAMILTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Veazey, Abbeville, for Defendant-appellant.

Calvin Woodruff, Asst. Dist. Atty., Abbeville, for Plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, DOUCET and KNOLL, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

The defendant, William Hamilton, was indicted for manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. Defendant pleaded not guilty and on June 15, 1983, a twelve-member jury found him guilty as charged. After receiving the pre-sentence investigation, the trial court sentenced defendant to serve five years at hard labor.

Defendant appeals relying on four assignments of error for a reversal of his conviction and sentence, alleging that the trial court...

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