State v. McKinnie

h CARAWAY, J.

By a 10-2 vote, a jury convicted Adrian McKinnie as charged by grand jury indictment with the aggravated rape of four-year old C.L. in violation of La. R.S. 14:42. The court imposed the mandatory life sentence. On appeal, McKinnie argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove that a rape occurred and that the trial court erred in finding his confession of the crime admissible. We affirm.

*961 Facts

The victim in this case, C.L., was born on February 13, 1994. In July of 2000, C.L.’s mother, A.L., instructed C.L. and one of her sisters about the issue of sexual abuse and encouraged…