State v. Monroe

PLOTKIN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE:

Defendant was charged with the manslaughter of Lindberg Cormier. After pleading not guilty, he was tried by a twelve-person jury which found him guilty as charged. Subsequently, defendant was sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor; and, the State filed a multiple bill charging defendant as a triple offender. A hearing was *399held on the multiple bill; and, defendant was found to be a triple offender. The trial court set aside the original sentence and resen-tenced defendant to twenty-five years at hard labor.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS:

On the afternoon of July…