State v. McDonald

hEZELL, J.

On December 3, 1998, a Calcasieu Parish grand jury indicted Defendant, Randy McDonald, and four other men for aggravated rape and armed robbery, violations of La.R.S. 14:42 and 14:64, respectively. On September 13, 1999, the State amended the indictment to clarify that each co-defendant was charged with a single count of aggravated rape and that Defendant was not charged with armed robbery. Defendant stood trial on October 17, 2000, but the jury deadlocked, and the court declared a mistrial.

After further motions, a second jury trial began on April 1, 2002. On April 4, the jury found…