State v. Decuir

_jjThe defendant, Denna Decuir, appeals the thirty-five year sentence imposed for her conviction of the offense of manslaughter, a violation of La.R.S. 14:31. For the following reasons, we affirm the sentence in all respects but remand the matter to the trial court with instructions to inform the defendant of the appropriate time limitation for applying for post-conviction relief pursuant to La.Code Crim.P. art. 930.8.

The facts giving rise to this prosecution are not in dispute. On January 21, 2009, the defendant waited until her husband, Milton Decuir, fell asleep and then shot him in the…