STATE v. COLLINS

No. 04-1441.

896 So.2d 1265 (2005)

STATE of Louisiana v. Michael Dwayne COLLINS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Harson, District Attorney, Lafayette, LA, Frederick L. Welter, Assistant District Attorney, Crowley, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

William R. Campbell, Jr., Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, Karen G. Arena, Louisiana Appellate Project, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Michael Dwayne Collins.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The defendant was charged with aggravated rape. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of forcible rape, and sentenced to thirty years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The defendant appeals, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and that his sentence is excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

The defendant, Michael Dwayne Collins, was charged...

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