area was well-lit and that he was specifically looking in the car for Lanetta. He also testified that the "flame" from the gun came from inside the car and that there was no communication between the persons in the car and those outside of it. Nor did he see the car stop. Mr. Jackson also confirmed that the shot was fired after the car drove past them.
Detective Valentine of the Webster parish sheriff's office testified that the defendant initially denied shooting anyone. When the detective informed him that other occupants of the car said he had fired the gun, the defendant admitted the discharge of the weapon, but claimed it fired accidentally. He then demonstrated the manner in which he was allegedly trying to unload the gun whendetermination of the best interest of the public and the defendant. State v. McKethan, 459 So.2d 72 (La. App.2d Cir.1984); State v. Tully, supra.
In the instant case, the trial court noted that the defendant had no juvenile or adult criminal record. He graduated from high school in June of 1987 and entered Grambling State University the following fall. For three summers, the defendant worked at the Frito-Lay plant in Dallas, where his mother was employed. When he took time off from school in 1988, he worked at Frito-Lay until he returned to college.
The trial court noted that because of the severity of the offense and the defendant's status as a Texas resident, the probation officer who compiled the pre-sentence investigation (PSI) report did not recommend the defendant for