Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 5, 1997No. CR96-1041PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
688 So.2d 1285 (1997)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Rodney L. SMITH.
No. CR96-1041.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
February 5, 1997.
Robert Richard Bryant, Jr., Lake Charles, for State of Louisiana.
Andrew Michael Casanave, Eugene Bouquet, Lake Charles, for Rodney L. Smith.
Before SAUNDERS, PETERS and AMY, JJ.
PETERS, Judge.
The defendant, Rodney L. Smith, pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to forty years at hard labor with the first five years being without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. He appeals, contending that the sentence imposed was illegal.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. FraserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. FraserLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- State v. BethleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- State v. PayneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- State v. YancySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
3Cited by3 opinions
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- State v. TauzinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998