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STATE v. HAMILTON

No. 39,168-KA.

886 So.2d 638 (2004)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Terri Lynn HAMILTON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 27, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey J. Ellis, III, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant.

Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Tommy J. Johnson, Hugo A. Holland, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, C.J., and CARAWAY, and DREW, JJ.

BROWN, C.J.

The state initially charged defendant, Terri Lynn Hamilton, with second degree murder, but agreed to accept her guilty plea to one count of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31 punishable by imprisonment at hard labor for not more than 40 years. The court imposed a sentence of 12 1/2 years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence and denied a timely motion for reconsideration. On appeal, defendant argues that...

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