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STATE v. THOMAS

No. 44,113-KA.

7 So.3d 838 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Dennis D. THOMAS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project by G. Paul Marx, Lafayette, for Appellant.

Dennis D. Thomas, In Proper Person.

Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, J. Dhu Thompson, John Ford McWilliams, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before CARAWAY, DREW and MOORE, JJ.

MOORE, J.

Dennis D. Thomas was indicted for the second degree murder of Carlos Chambers. Following a bench trial, he was found guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter and sentenced to 33 years at hard labor. He now appeals, raising four assignments of error through counsel and three assignments in proper person. We affirm.

Factual Background

Thomas and his victim, Chambers, had known each other in Shreveport's Lakeside neighborhood...

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