STATE v. COCO

No. CR98-855

723 So.2d 513 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vickie COCO, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold Edward Knoll, David Edwin Larfargue, Marksville, for State.

Paula C. Marx, Lafayette, for Vickie Coco.

BEFORE: THIBODEAUX, DECUIR, and GREMILLION, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

The defendant, Vickie Coco, pled guilty to manslaughter. This charge was reduced from first degree murder pursuant to a plea bargain wherein she testified against two of her co-defendants and was prepared to testify against a third co-defendant. She was sentenced to serve forty years at hard labor. She appeals her sentence on the basis of excessiveness.

We affirm.

FACTS

The record clearly indicates Ms. Coco's involvement...

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