Legal Opinion
State v. Danastasio
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 2014No. 2012-KA-1157PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.
| defendant, William Danastasio, appeals his convictions by an Orleans parish jury of aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping. For the reasons that follow, we affirm defendant’s convictions and sentences.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On January 19, 2011, a grand jury indicted defendant with one count of aggravated rape, a violation of La. R.S. 14:42, and one count of aggravated kidnapping, a violation of La. R.S. 14:44. Defendant pled not guilty. He then moved for an independent inspection of the DNA evidence related to the case. The initial hearing on this motion was…
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