STATE v. WEST

No. 90-KA-0617.

578 So.2d 1016 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana v. Edward WEST.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., James A. Williams, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Dwight Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

Before BYRNES, WARD and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Defendant, Edward West, was arrested and charged with aggravated rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42. Following a trial by jury he was found guilty of forcible rape. On July 10, 1987 he was sentenced to serve twenty (20) years at hard labor.

On November 16, 1989 this court affirmed defendant's conviction but vacated his sentence because the trial judge failed to follow the sentencing guidelines set out in La.C.Cr.P. art. 894.1. State v...

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