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STATE v. KEY

No. 46,119-KA.

58 So.3d 578 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Kimberly Nicole KEY, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 2, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey J. Ellis, III , Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant.

J. Schuyler Marvin , District Attorney, John Michael Lawrence , Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, CARAWAY and LOLLEY, JJ.

GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Kimberly Nicole Key, was initially indicted for first degree murder; however, the charge was later amended to second degree murder. Pursuant to a plea bargain, the defendant pled guilty to the crime of manslaughter. The trial court sentenced Ms. Key to the maximum sentence of 40 years at hard labor. The defendant appeals, urging that her sentence was excessive. We affirm.

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