State v. Small

| defendant, Rodney Terrell Small, was charged with manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31(A)(2)(a). He pled guilty as charged with an agreed sentence cap of 20 years’ imprisonment at hard labor. The court sentenced Defendant to serve 17 years’ imprisonment at hard labor. On appeal, Defendant urges only that his sentence is excessive. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

FACTS

On April 25, 2007, Defendant became engaged in an argument with Warren Wright in an alley behind a Shreveport business. Apparently, Mr. Wright had “snitched” on Defendant and several others after observing the…