State v. Williams

GROVER L. COVINGTON, Chief Judge.

John Henry Williams, Jr., was indicted for second degree murder, LSA-R.S. 14:30.-1.He pled not guilty and was tried by jury. The jury found him guilty of the responsive offense of manslaughter. He was sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor, two years of which, under LSA-R.S. 14:95.2, are without benefit of probation or parole, suspension of sentence or credit for good time.

He has appealed alleging five assignments of error:

1. The trial court erred in giving the defendant an excessive and illegal sentence.

2. The trial court erred in not granting the defendant…