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STATE v. FARINAS

No. 09-KA-396.

28 So.3d 1132 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana v. Paul FARINAS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Anne Wallis, James W. Adair, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Frederick J. Kroenke, Jr., Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and MARC E. JOHNSON.

FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

In this criminal proceeding the defendant/appellant Paul Farinas appeals his manslaughter guilty plea conviction and his 30-year sentence. He asserts that his guilty plea is constitutionally and statutorily infirm. The state moved to dismiss the appeal as untimely. For the reasons that follow, we deny the motion; affirm the conviction; and, affirm the sentence. Furthermore, we have reviewed the record for errors patent and find none...

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