WILLIAMS, J.
The defendant, Bertie Hicks, was charged by bill of information with manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. In exchange for the state's waiver of the minimum statutory sentence, the defendant pled guilty to manslaughter. The district court sentenced defendant to serve 40 years at hard labor without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence and denied his motion to reconsider sentence. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence.
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