State v. Hernandez

CONERY, Judge.

*1055Defendant appeals the trial court's denial of his motions for mistrial and for new trial based on its failure to keep the jury sequestered during deliberations pursuant to La.Code Crim.P. art. 791.

Defendant Keith Hernandez was charged with two counts of aggravated incest with a child under the age of thirteen, violations of La.R.S. 14:78.1,1 and with indecent behavior with a juvenile, a violation of La.R.S. 14:81. Essentially, Defendant was charged with aggravated incest of two children (his daughter and her half-sister) who were under the age of thirteen at the time of…