STATE v. CELESTINE

No. 17-KA-275.

232 So.3d 105 (2017)

STATE of Louisiana v. Fabian CELESTINE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, Joel T. Chaisson, II , Baton Rouge, Louis G. Authement , Hahnville.

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, FABIAN CELESTINE, Mary Constance Hanes , New Orleans.

Panel composed of Judges Fredericka Homberg Wicker, Marc E. Johnson, and Hans J. Liljeberg.


Defendant, Fabian Celestine, appeals his conviction and sentence for oral sexual battery in violation of La. R.S. 14:43.3(A)(1). On appeal, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence presented against him at trial and further claims that his thirty-year sentence is excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's...

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