SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Case, was charged with committing a lewd and lascivious act upon a girl under the age of seventeen "during 1972, 1973, and 1974," in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:81. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the trial judge sentenced him to imprisonment in the Parish Jail for two years and to pay a fine of $1,000. On appeal, he relies upon five assignments of error.
The background facts may be briefly stated. The defendant...
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