KNOLL, Judge.
Stephen E. Bland was indicted on December 2, 1986, for the second-degree murder of David Bird Tarver, Jr., a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. On March 22, 1988, by a 10 to 2 verdict, the jury convicted defendant of manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S 14:31. After conducting a pre-sentence investigation, the trial court sentenced defendant to serve twenty-one years at hard labor, the first five years to be served without benefit of parole, probation, or...
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