STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 99-KA-1868.

778 So.2d 1232 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. Shun A. WILLIAMS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Charles E.F. Heuer, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Edward K. Bauman, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judge WALTZER, Judge McKAY, Judge KIRBY.


KIRBY, Judge.

On December 17, 1998, the defendant, Shun Williams, was charged by bill of indictment with second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. On March 4, 1999, a jury found Williams guilty of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31. On May 4, 1999, the trial court sentenced him to forty years at hard labor. A motion to reconsider the sentence was denied. This appeal followed.

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