State v. Lee

MARVIN, Judge.

In each of the above cases, defendant appeals his conviction by a jury and his sentence for three counts of Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile. La.R.S. 14:80(2).

We resolve each appeal in this one opinion because defendant confessed to the crimes with his 9-year-old stepson (the victim in the first case) and to the crimes with his 13-year-old stepson (victim in the second case). Defendant testified to the jury in each case that his confession was not true but was made to “protect” his wife, the mother of the children, and to avoid her incarceration.

Each appeal questions the…