State v. Bass

| defendant, John Lee Bass, was charged by bill of information with forcible rape, in violation of La. R.S. 14:42.1.1 The charge was amended thereafter when defendant was charged by grand jury indictment with aggravated rape, in violation of La. R.S. 14:42. After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of the responsive verdict of forcible rape. He was sentenced to 40 years at hard labor and ordered to register as a sex offender. On appeal, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that his sentence is excessive. We affirm defendant’s conviction, *1243amend defendant’s…