CIACCIO, Judge.
Defendant, Leonard Washington, pleaded guilty to the crime of manslaughter, a violation of La.R.S. 14:31, and was given the maximum sentence of twenty-one years at hard labor. He appeals raising two assignments of error: imposition of an unconstitutionally excessive sentence and failure to comply with the sentencing guidelines of La.C.Cr.P. art. 894.1. We find that the trial court failed to comply with these guidelines, and the sentence imposed may...
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