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STATE v. BROWN

No. 35,641-KA.

852 So.2d 1234 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Donald BROWN, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peggy Sullivan, Monroe, Steven R. Thomas, Mansfield, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant.

Don M. Burkett, District Attorney, Richard Z. Johnson, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.

GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Donald Brown, was sentenced to serve 20 years at hard labor following his conviction for manslaughter. After remand from the Louisiana Supreme Court, this matter is before us for consideration of whether the sentence is excessive. We affirm the sentence.

FACTS

The defendant was originally charged with the first degree murder of Katherine Rankin. On the evening the victim was last seen, witnesses saw the defendant forcibly...

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