Legal Opinion
State v. Cotton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 2011No. 10-KA-409PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
| gDefendant, Allen E. Cotton, appeals his 10-year sentence for manslaughter, arguing that it was excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s sentence, finding that it is not unconstitutionally excessive. We also remand for correction of an error patent.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND AND FACTS
On January 14, 2005, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant, Allen E. Cotton, with manslaughter in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. Defendant pled not guilty to this charge on January 18, 2005. After a five-day trial, on July 27,…
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