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STATE v. BATISTE

No. 06-KA-869.

958 So.2d 24 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana v. Brian Ray BATISTE

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony G. Falterman, District Attorney, Twenty-Third Judicial District, Parish of St. James, Donald D. Candell, Assistant District Attorney, Gonzales, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Frank Sloan, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Mandeville, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, MARION F. EDWARDS, and CLARENCE E. McMANUS.

CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge.

Defendant, Brian Ray Batiste, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment at hard labor. He has now filed this appeal arguing the sentence imposed is excessive. For the reasons which follow, we affirm defendant's conviction and sentence.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

A grand jury in St. James Parish returned an indictment against the defendant, Brian Ray Batiste, charging him with second degree...

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