WHIPPLE, J.
On June 30, 2008, the defendant, Billy Joe Patton, was charged by grand jury indictment with aggravated kidnapping (count one) and forcible rape (count two), violations of LSA-R.S. 14:44 and LSA-R.S. 14:42.1. On July 14, 2008, the defendant entered a plea of not guilty on both counts. After a trial by jury, on July 15, 2009, the defendant was found guilty as charged. On December 14, 2009, on count one, the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment at...
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