LABORDE, Judge.
Defendant, Clyde Powell, was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of aggravated rape. LSA-R.S. 14:42. A twelve member jury in a 10-2 decision rendered a responsive verdict of guilty to forcible rape. LSA-R.S. 14:42.1. Defendant was sentenced to serve a two year mandatory jail term with a five year suspended sentence. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial since the evidence presented at trial was not sufficient...
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