State v. West

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Defendant, Edward West, was arrested and charged with aggravated rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42. Following a trial by jury he was found guilty of forcible rape. On July 10, 1987 he was sentenced to serve twenty (20) years at hard labor.

On November 16, 1989 this court affirmed defendant’s conviction but vacated his sentence because the trial judge failed to follow the sentencing guidelines set out in La.C.Cr.P. art. 894.1. State v. West, 553 So.2d 945 (La.App. 4th Cir.1989), writ denied, 558 So.2d 567 (La.1990). This court remanded the case to the trial court for…