FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.
After having been charged with attempted second degree murder, the defendant Dean was tried by jury and found guilty of attempted manslaughter (R.S. 14:31, 27). The defendant was sentenced to prison for five years. He appealed, reserving two assignments of error, claiming that the State failed to prove he had specific intent to kill and that the sentence imposed was constitutionally excessive.
For the reasons hereinafter explained...
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