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STATE v. BURGESS

No. 42,310-KA.

965 So.2d 621 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Gerald Lynn BURGESS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Jarred Franklin, Louisiana Project Appellate, for Appellant.

J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John M. Lawrence, Mike Craig, R. Lane Pittard, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ.

CARAWAY, J.

Gerald Lynn Burgess was charged by indictment with the aggravated rape of a person under the age of 13 years in violation of La. R.S. 14:42. Burgess pled guilty to the reduced charge of simple rape in violation of La. R.S. 14:43 and received a sentence of 20 years at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. Burgess appeals the imposed sentence as excessive. Finding no merit to his argument, we affirm his conviction and...

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