Legal Opinion

State v. Matthews

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 5, 1988No. CR88-192PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

532 So.2d 270 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

James W. MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. CR88-192.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 5, 1988.

Kathrine S. Williamson, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Clifford R. Strider, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOUCET, LABORDE and YELVERTON, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

Defendant, James W. Matthews, pleaded guilty to the crime of manslaughter, a violation of La.R.S. 14:31, and was given the maximum sentence of twenty-one years at hard labor. He appeals raising two assignments of error: failure…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. RatcliffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  5. State v. QuebedeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

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