STATE v. DECUIR

No. 10-1112.

61 So.3d 782 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. Denna L. DECUIR.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger P. Hamilton, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial District, Abbeville, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

J. Clay LeJeune , Attorney at Law, Crowley, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Denna Decuir.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


PETERS, J.

The defendant, Denna Decuir, appeals the thirty-five year sentence imposed for her conviction of the offense of manslaughter, a violation of La.R.S. 14:31. For the following reasons, we affirm the sentence in all respects but remand the matter to the trial court with instructions to inform the defendant of the appropriate time limitation for applying for post-conviction relief pursuant to La.Code Crim.P. art. 930.8.

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