SEXTON, Judge.
The defendant, Michael Shannon Chriceol, pled nolo contendere to a charge of manslaughter in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. The court sentenced him to 40 years at hard labor, the maximum sentence allowed under the statute. The defendant appeals his sentence as excessive. We affirm.
On February 1, 1993, shortly before 11:00 p.m., the body of Ruben Montez, also known as "Crow," was found in a cane thicket some 20 to 30 feet from his 1979 Ford Thunderbird...
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