Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 2018No. 52,128-KAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
A jury found Edward K. Johnson guilty of aggravated rape in violation of La. R.S. 14:42. He received a mandatory life sentence at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Johnson now appeals asserting four assignments of error. For the following reasons, we affirm his conviction and sentence.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 18, 2015, 53-year-old Edward K. Johnson ("Johnson") was indicted for the aggravated rape of A.D., who was born on April 22, 2008.1 The bill of indictment alleged the offense occurred between January and March of 2015, when A.D. was six…
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- State v. SuttonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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