STATE v. GRISSOM

No. 17683-KA.

485 So.2d 214 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Oliver GRISSOM, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter & Scott by Louis G. Scott, Monroe, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, James Allan Norris, Jr., Dist. Atty., Michael J. Fontenot, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for appellee.

Before JASPER E. JONES, SEXTON and LINDSAY, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

Defendant, Oliver Grissom, was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated rape and sentenced on that charge. On the first appeal of this conviction, this Court found merit in the defendant's contention that there was insufficient evidence to prove penetration, an essential element of the offense. However, the record contained sufficient evidence to convict the defendant of the lesser included offense of attempted aggravated rape and the case was...

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