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STATE v. DOCKENS

No. CR87-1427.

528 So.2d 240 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Huey Denton DOCKENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

July 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Wallace, DeRidder, for defendant-appellant.

Don M. Burkett, Dist. Atty., Many, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

Defendant, Huey Denton Dockens, was convicted of manslaughter, a violation of La.R.S. 14:31, and sentenced to five years at hard labor. He appeals his conviction based on three assignments of error, and he assigns two errors in sentencing.

FACTS

On August 16, 1986, defendant and the victim, Charles Bennie Rivers, went to a bar in Zwolle, Louisiana, to play pool. They were joined...

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