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STATE v. PERKINS

No. CR87-932.

527 So.2d 48 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward PERKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Cox, Alfred Boustany, II, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Carrol Spell, Don Landry, Asst. Dist. Attys., Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET and LABORDE, JJ., and REGGIE, J. Pro Tem.

LABORDE, Judge.

The defendant, Edward Perkins, was convicted of attempted manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:27 and 14:31, and was sentenced to serve eight years in prison. He appeals this conviction and asserts two assignments of error:

"(1) The jury erred in failing to find that the defendant acted in self defense.

(2) The trial court erred in imposing an excessive sentence and in failing to comply...

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