State v. Bartlow

KNOLL, Judge.

Defendant, Robert W. Bartlow, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a violation of LSA-*343R.S. 14:31. He was sentenced to serve 21 years at hard labor with the Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals his sentence, contending: (1) the sentencing court failed to comply with the sentencing guidelines of LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 894.1; and, (2) his sentence is excessive. We affirm.

FACTS

The charge against defendant stems from a homicide which occurred on May 30, 1986, in Alexandria, Louisiana. The victim’s body was found slumped over a bathtub in his trailer house with his face submerged in a tub…