State v. Anthony

*418Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for several felony offenses. For the following reasons, we vacate defendant's convictions and sentences, and we remand the case to the trial court for a new trial.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant, Willard Anthony, was convicted by a jury of aggravated rape (two counts), human trafficking, second degree battery, aggravated battery, sexual battery, and felon in possession of a firearm. The trial court sentenced defendant to life imprisonment at hard labor without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence for each count of…