State v. Stewart

BARHAM, Justice.

Defendant was tried under an indictment charging him with murder. R.S. 14:30. Defendant was convicted of manslaughter after a trial by jury and was sentenced to serve six years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals relying solely upon the allegation that the sentence failed to give credit for the time spent in custody prior to .sentence under C.Cr.P. Art. 880 * and that thi-s constitutes error patent on the face of the record and is reviewable by this Court. C.Cr.P. Art. 920. No bills of exceptions were perfected.

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