State v. Jones

BROWN, Chief Judge.

|!Indicted for simple rape, La. R.S. 14:43, a jury convicted defendant, Robert Gordon Jones, of sexual battery, La. R.S. 14:43.1. He was sentenced to eight years at *712hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. He appealed. We affirm.

Facts

On September 6, 2008, defendant arranged to meet up with the victim and her group of friends after hours at his parents’ bar, Delta Rhythms. When defendant arrived at Delta Rhythms the victim and her girlfriends were there with three guys whom they had met a few hours prior. Defendant unlocked the bar and let…