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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