GREMILLION, Judge.
Defendant, Phillip Raines, was charged by a bill of information with sexual battery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:43.1. Defendant was tried by jury and was found guilty as charged. The trial court sentenced Defendant to thirty months at hard labor, without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. For the following reasons, we vacate Defendant's conviction and sentence and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.
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