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STATE v. CELESTINE

No. 11-1403.

91 So.3d 573 (2012)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles Paul CELESTINE aka Paul Charles Celestine aka Charles P. Celestine aka Paul C. Celestine.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 30, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Harson , District Attorney, Keith A. Stutes , Assistant District Attorney, Lafayette, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Edward K. Bauman , Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant Appellant, Charles Paul Celestine.

Court composed of JAMES T. GENOVESE, SHANNON J. GREMILLION, and PHYLLIS M. KEATY, Judges.

KEATY, Judge.

Defendant, Charles Paul Celestine, was convicted by a jury of aggravated rape and sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Defendant appeals his conviction only, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to request a Daubert1 hearing relative to the evidentiary chain of custody and in failing to retain a DNA expert. For the following reasons, we affirm...

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