STATE v. BRITT

No. KA 86 1294.

510 So.2d 670 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jeffrey H. BRITT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan Bush, Dist. Atty. by Don Wall, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert L. Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Before LOTTINGER, SHORTESS and CARTER, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

Defendant, Jeffrey H. "Jack" Britt, was indicted by the East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury for the second degree murder of Bradley Cavell. Defendant pleaded not guilty and waived his right to a jury. After a bench trial, he was convicted of manslaughter; and, after two psychiatric examinations, he was sentenced to serve seven years at hard labor. He appealed, urging three assignments of error, as follows:

1. The trial court erred by finding...

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