STATE v. MYERS

No. 07-KA-854.

981 So.2d 214 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Johnathan MYERS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Tonia Williams, Assistant District Attorneys, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Katherine M. Franks, Louisiana Appellate Project, Abita Springs, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., THOMAS F. DALEY, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


THOMAS F. DALEY, Judge.

Defendant, Johnathan Myers, appeals his conviction of forcible rape, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:42.1. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in refusing to allow the admission into evidence of a videotape depicting consensual sex between Myers and the victim. He also argues that his sentence was excessive and ineffective assistance of counsel in three different aspects. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's conviction, and...

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