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STATE v. GIVENS

No. 45,354-KA.

42 So.3d 451 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Zephan T. GIVENS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project, by Paula Corley Marx , for Appellant.

Jerry L. Jones , District Attorney, George Daniel Ross , Ellen R. Eade , Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before CARAWAY, DREW and MOORE, JJ.

DREW, J.

Zephan T. Givens killed Demetriac Trent by shooting him in the head with a pistol. Givens was initially indicted for first degree murder, then a superseding indictment charged him with second degree murder. He pled guilty to the crime of manslaughter (La. R.S. 14:31), with an agreement that the state would not prosecute him as a habitual offender. With thoughtful and thorough reasons, the trial court sentenced him to the maximum sentence of 40 years at hard...

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