Louisiana Court of Appeal February 27, 2015, No. 49,682-KA (State v. Sims)

GARRETT, J.

hThe defendant, Larry W. Sims, was charged with second degree murder. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years at hard labor. The defendant appealed. We affirm his conviction and sentence.

FACTS

In the early morning of November 19, 2011, the victim, Nelson Varela, was shot and killed in a trailer home in Caddo Parish.