WHETHER THE LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT ERRED WHEN IT DENIED
PETITIONER'S WRIT APPLICATION FILED ON DIRECT APPEAL AND
THE CLAIM THAT PETITIONER POSSESSED THE REQUISITE SPECIFIC
INTENT TO SUPPORT A CONVICTION OF MANSLAUGHTER ?
WHETHER THE SENTENCE IMPOSED OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS, WITHOUT
THE BENEFITS OF PROBATION, PAROLE OR SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE
WAS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY EXCESSIVE?
WHETHER THE SENTENCES SHOULD BE SET ASIDE AND THE MATTER
REMANDED FOR RULING ON THE POST-TRIAL MOTIONS?
Whether the Louisiana Supreme Court erred in denying petitioner's writ application on direct appeal regarding specific intent for manslaughter, whether the 100-year sentence without probation or parole was unconstitutionally excessive, and whether sentences should be remanded for ruling on post-trial motions