Relator, Steve Swaggerty, was found guilty of forcible rape (R.S. 14:42) by a jury. On June 30, 1982, the trial judge sentenced the defendant to ten (10) years at hard labor; eight (8) years of which were suspended and defendant was ordered to serve two (2) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The court additionally placed the defendant on active probation for a period of five (5) years upon his release and recommended a first offender institution for the...
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