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STATE v. GAINES

No. 87-KA-136.

508 So.2d 1017 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Harry GAINES, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Craft, Gretna, for defendant/appellant.

John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Ronald Bodenheimer, Dorothy Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Attys., Gretna, for the State.

Before GAUDIN, WICKER, and GOTHARD, JJ.

WICKER, Judge.

Harry Gaines, Jr. (Gaines), defendant, was charged by indictment with the manslaughter of Willie Massey (Willie) in violation of L.S.A.-R.S. 14:31. Gaines entered a plea of not guilty. He was tried by jury and found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to nine years at hard labor. Gaines now appeals that conviction.1 We affirm.

The testimony at trial set out the following: On December 29,1985 at approximately...

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