State v. Scott

12Roderick Scott was tried on two counts of second-degree murder. The jury returned responsive verdicts of manslaughter on each count. La. R.S. 14:31.

The trial court sentenced Scott to serve:

*729• 25 years at hard labor on Count One, 20 years of which were ordered to be served without benefits;1

• 30 years at hard labor on Count Two, 15 years of which were ordered to be served without benefits; and

• concurrent sentences.

Scott now appeals, alleging that his sentences are excessive.2 Finding error patent, we remand for resentencing.

FACTS

On the morning of August 12, 2012, in Mooringsport, the…