Legal Opinion
State v. Givens
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 2010No. 45,354-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
hZephan T. Givens killed Demetriac Trent by shooting him in the head with a pistol. Givens was initially indicted for first degree murder, then a superseding indictment charged him with second degree murder. He pled guilty to the crime of manslaughter (La. R.S. 14:31), with an agreement that the state would not prosecute him as a habitual offender. With thoughtful and thorough reasons, the trial court sentenced him to the maximum sentence of 40 years at hard labor. A timely motion for reconsideration of sentence was denied.
He now appeals his sentence. We affirm.
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- State v. GivensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010