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STATE v. MOHAMED

No. 96-KA-845.

700 So.2d 881 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana v. Rhashiedi MOHAMED.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

September 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Assistant District Attorney, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Louisiana Appellate Counsel, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CANNELLA and DALEY, JJ., and BURNS, J. Pro Tem.

ROBERT J. BURNS, Judge Pro Tem.

The defendant, Rhashiedi Mohamed, appeals from his conviction of forcible rape, claiming that the trial judge erred in excusing over his objection a juror already selected and sworn to try his case. We find that the trial judge properly dismissed the juror for incompetence before the first witness was sworn. We, therefore, affirm the conviction and sentence for the following reasons.

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