Legal Opinion
State v. Lafleur
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 2014No. 13-1082PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMY, Judge.
hThe defendant was convicted of forcible rape and sentenced to thirty years at hard labor. The defendant appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm the defendant’s conviction, vacate his sentence, and remand for resentencing.
Factual and Procedural Background
In April of 1994, the victim, J.T.,1 was alone in a washateria in Mamou, Louisiana, when she was approached by a masked man who demanded money. Although J.T. attempted to give the man her washing money, he instead forced her into the was-hateria bathroom and raped her. J.T. drove immediately to the Mamou police and reported…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
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