STATE v. TAPLETTE

No. KA-7556.

519 So.2d 854 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana v. Chester TAPLETTE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., William B. Faust, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William A. Marshall, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.

Sherry Watters, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for appellant.

Before CIACCIO, LOBRANO and CADE, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

Defendant, Chester Taplette, was charged by bill of information with the forcible rape of Montrel Mitchell, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42.1.

Defendant was arraigned on December 20, 1985 and pled not guilty. On April 7, 1986, following a judge trial, defendant was found guilty as charged.

On April 21, 1986, defendant was sentenced to serve six (6) years at hard labor with the first two years to be served without benefit of parole, probation...

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