Louisiana Court of Appeal May 12, 2004, No. 38,521-KA (State v. Tillman)

h DREW, J.

By bill of information, the state charged Earnest Tillman with two counts of sexual battery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:43.1, punishable by not more than ten years imprisonment at hard labor without benefits. The state agreed to dismiss one count in exchange for defendant’s guilty plea to the other. The court imposed the maximum sentence and denied a timely motion for reconsideration.