STATE v. CHEEKS

No. 34,772-KA.

792 So.2d 789 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Daniel L. CHEEKS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy E. Ellender, Louisiana Appellate Project, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul Carmouche, District Attorney, Edwin Blewer, III, Catherine M. Estopinal, Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, BROWN and DREW, JJ.


BROWN, J.

Defendant, Daniel L. Cheeks, was convicted of the forcible rape of his former girlfriend and sentenced to ten years at hard labor, with two years of the sentence to be served without benefit. Defendant, questioning the sufficiency of the evidence, has appealed his conviction. Finding no error, however, we affirm.

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