STATE v. HOTARD

No. 07-KA-498.

975 So.2d 16 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana v. Francis HOTARD, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry J. Morel, Jr., District Attorney, Juan Byrd, Assistant District Attorney, Hahnville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Frank Sloan, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Mandeville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and GREG G. GUIDRY.


GREG G. GUIDRY, Judge.

The Defendant, Francis Hotard, appeals from his conviction by a jury of molestation of a juvenile, a violation of La.R.S. 14:81.2.1 We affirm.

The victim, B.T., is the youngest of Ms. V's three children.2 The Defendant is the father of her other two children. The child claimed that the Defendant kissed her genitals on or about October 28, 2005. B.T. was five years old at the time...

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