State v. Herron

| defendant, Dashawn D. Herron, was originally charged with manslaughter, in violation of La.R.S. 14:31. However on April 7, 2005, Defendant pled guilty to attempted manslaughter, in violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and La.R.S. 14:31. On July 5, 2005, the trial court sentenced Defendant to serve fifteen years at hard labor with credit for time served. Defendant filed a Motion to Reconsider Sentence on *202July 7, 2005, which was denied the next day without conducting a hearing.

Defendant timely appealed his conviction and sentence. However, Defendant subsequently entered into an agreement with the State…