Legal Opinion

State v. Delahoussaye

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 12, 1985No. CR 84-913PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KNOLL, Judge.

Defendant, Keith M. Delahoussaye, appeals his conviction and sentence for manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31, urging that: (1) the evidence did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim’s death was not accidental; (2) the sentence of twenty-one years at hard labor with an additional two years under LSA-R.S. 14:95.2 without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence constitutes excessive punishment under the Louisiana constitution; and (3) the trial court failed to comply with the sentencing guidelines of LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 894.1. We affirm defendant’s…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. AbercrumbiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993

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