State v. Brice

The defendant, Linnette Marie Brice, was charged by grand jury indictment with one count of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31. She pled not guilty and, following a jury trial, she was found guilty as charged by unanimous verdict. The defendant moved for a new trial and post-verdict judgment of acquittal, but the motions were denied. She was subsequently sentenced to ten years at hard labor. The defendant’s motion for reconsideration of sentence was denied. She now appeals, designating three assignments of error.

FACTS

On July 23, 1998, the defendant fatally shot the victim, Oliver…