STATE v. RICHARDSON

No. CR85-636.

479 So.2d 698 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dwayne O. RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Spruel, Jr., Gray, Clemons & Spruel, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Dist. Atty., and F. Wayne Frey, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Dwayne O. Richardson, appeals as excessive his sentence of seven (7) years at hard labor. The sentence was imposed after he pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. The reasons for judgment articulated by the trial judge and the appellate record amply support the sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On October 29, 1984, the Lake Charles Police Department received a report of a stabbing...

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