STATE v. WELDON

No. 13-285.

161 So.3d 18 (2013)

STATE of Louisiana v. Billy J. WELDON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent Hawkins , Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Billy J. Weldon.

David W. Burton , District Attorney — Thirty-Sixth Judicial District, Richard F. Blankenship , Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee State of Louisiana.

Court composed of BILLY HOWARD EZELL, J. DAVID PAINTER, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


In this criminal case, Defendant, Billy J. Weldon, was convicted by a jury of the responsive verdict of manslaughter. He only appeals his sentence of thirty-eight years at hard labor, seven years of which were suspended with supervised probation, alleging an excessive sentence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Defendant's...

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