State v. Jinks

Elvin Bryant Jinks, Jr. (Defendant) was charged by bill of information with a violation of La.R.S. 14:89.1, aggravated crime against nature. He was convicted of one count of aggravated crime against nature perpetrated on his eleven-year-old stepdaughter. The only evidence presented by the State was the victim's testimony. There is no medical evidence, no physical evidence, or any other corroborating evidence. He was convicted by a ten-two jury verdict and sentenced to the statutory minimum of 25 years without benefit. I respectfully dissent from the majority's affirmance of Defendant's…