State v. Sims

PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

I,Ronald Sims was charged with the second degree murder of Brandon Franklin. See La. R.S. 14:30.1. Mr. Sims opted for a bench trial, and, on November 18, 2010, the district judge found him guilty of the responsive verdict of manslaughter. See La.C.Cr.P. art. 814 A(3); La. R.S. 14:31. The district judge then sentenced him to a term of thirty years in the Department of Corrections, without the benefit of parole or suspension of sentence.1 Mr. Sims’s sole assignment of error is that his sentence is excessive.

After our review,2 we conclude that the district judge did not…