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STATE v. WEST

No. 88-KA-1575.

553 So.2d 945 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana v. Edward WEST.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Susan Kreston, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Before GARRISON, CIACCIO and WARD, JJ.

CIACCIO, Judge.

Defendant, Edward West, was indicted on March 14, 1985 for the aggravated rape of Rena Rodrigues, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42. On March 18, 1985, defendant entered a plea of not guilty. Defendant's first trial, held on August 13, 1986, ended in a mistrial. He was retried on June 4, 1987 when a twelve member jury found defendant guilty of attempted forcible rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and 14:42.1. He was sentenced to serve twenty years at hard...

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