STATE v. REAMES

No. 35,390-KA.

803 So.2d 343 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Justin Lester REAMES, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kammi R. Whatley, Indigent Defender, Shreveport, Carey J. Ellis, III, Rayville, Louisiana Appellate Project, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Joseph Greenwald, Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, BROWN and CARAWAY, JJ.


BROWN, J.,

The state charged defendant, Justin Lester Reames, with forcible rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42.1, punishable by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than five years nor more than 40 years, at least two years of which must be served without benefit. However, the state agreed to accept defendant's guilty plea to a reduced charge of sexual battery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:43.1(A)(2), punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more...

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