State v. Batiste

| defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for manslaughter. For the following reasons, we affirm. We also remand to the trial court for correction of an error patent.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Defendant, Ali Batiste, was charged by-indictment with the second degree murder of Kyrian Gray, a violation of La. R.S. 14:80.1. Defendant pleaded not guilty.1 After waiving his right to a trial by jury, a bench trial was held. The trial court found defendant guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31. Defendant was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in…