re: Tulane hires Lance Guidry as new Defensive Coordinator

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manslaughter, but don't let facts get in the way

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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bernie La Forteza imposed the maximum term on Janzen Jackson, 26, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for Frank Herrera's September 2013 killing.

"The defendant brutally killed Mr. Herrera using three separate ligatures," the judge said, adding that Jackson dragged Herrera's body to the victim's car and drove it to South Los Angeles, leaving the remains inside to decompose. "Here the defendant committed a very heinous act in killing the victim through strangulation."

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Deputy District Attorney Richard Quinones told the judge, "This was, in the People's opinion, not a voluntary manslaughter, although that's what he was ultimately (found) guilty of."

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Also, generally the only time you get the maximum, non-mandatory sentence, is when everyone thinks you did worse than the charge allows. . .or if you are generally a remorseless dickhead in court.