State v. Ducote

| ?The defendant, Terry J. Ducote, was charged by bill of information with simple rape, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:43 (prior to amendment by 2015 La. Acts, No. 184 § 1 & No. 256 § 1). He entered a plea of not guilty and, following a jury trial, was found guilty as charged. He filed motions for postverdict judgment of acquittal and new trial, both of which were denied. The defendant was sentenced to fourteen years at hard, labor without benefit of parole. He filed a motion to reconsider sentence, which was denied. He now appeals, challenging his sentence as excessive.

FACTS

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