KNOLL, Judge.
Defendant, Johnny Myers, was indicted for second-degree murder of William Griffin, a/k/a "Doc". The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31, which is a responsive verdict to second-degree murder. The sentencing court imposed a twenty-one year sentence at hard labor. Defendant appeals, contending the trial court erred: (1) in allowing the State to introduce defendant's oral inculpatory statements into evidence; and (2) in...
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