STATE v. DIXON

No. KA-2931.

471 So.2d 282 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. Edward DIXON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Maria M. Lazarte, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee State of La.

Calvin Johnson, Supervising Atty., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant Edward Dixon.

Before SCHOTT, KLEES and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


KLEES, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of one count of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:80, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment at hard labor. On appeal, defense counsel argues that the conviction should be overturned because the State failed to prove two key elements of the crime. He also contends that the trial judge erred by refusing to give requested jury instructions on two other crimes (R.S. 14:81, indecent behavior with juveniles...

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