STATE v. SMALL

No. 44,554-KA.

17 So.3d 491 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Rodney Terrell SMALL, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Charles Rex Scott, District Attorney, William Edwards, John Ford McWilliams, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, PEATROSS & DREW, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

Defendant, Rodney Terrell Small, was charged with manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31(A)(2)(a). He pled guilty as charged with an agreed sentence cap of 20 years' imprisonment at hard labor. The court sentenced Defendant to serve 17 years' imprisonment at hard labor. On appeal, Defendant urges only that his sentence is excessive. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

FACTS

On April 25, 2007, Defendant became engaged...

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