State v. Mallette

SAVOIE, Judge.

I,The Defendant, Darrell Kennedy Mal-lette, was charged by indictment filed on May 7, 2013, with aggravated rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42, Defendant entered a plea of not guilty on June 27, 2013. On March 11, 2014, Defendant waived his right to trial by jury. A written motion followed on July 31, 2014. A bench trial commenced on July 31, 2014. On August 1, 2014, the trial court found Defendant guilty of molestation of a juvenile under the age of thirteen, a violation of La.R.S. 14:81.2.

On August 8, 2014, Defendant filed a motion for post-verdict judgment of acquittal and a…