Louisiana Court of Appeal September 3, 1986, No. CR86-149 (State v. Kimmel)

STOKER, Judge.

Clyde R. Kimmel was convicted of manslaughter after a jury trial, and was sentenced to eighteen years at hard labor. He contends that the sentence is excessive in light of mitigating factors, and that the evidence is insufficient for a rational trier of fact to conclude that the State proved the essential elements of the crime.