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Judgment rendered September 30, 2026. No. 56,853-KA COURT OF APPEAL SECOND CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA ***** STATE OF LOUISIANA Appellee versus REGINALD L. FISHER Appellant ***** Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana Trial Court No. 396,992 Honorable Brady D. O’Callaghan, Judge ***** LOUISIANA APPEALS Counsel for Appellant AND WRIT SERVICE By: Remy V. Starns Douglas D. Brown REGINALD L. FISHER Pro Se JAMES E. STEWART, SR. Counsel for Appellee District Attorney COURTNEY N. RAY MARGARET RICHIE GASKINS Assistant District Attorneys ***** Before COX, HUNTER, and MARCOTTE, JJ. NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION Rule 2-16.3, Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal PER CURIAM. This appeal arises from Reginald L. Fisher’s convictions and sentences for two counts of sexual battery in violation of La. R.S. 14:43.1. A review of the appellate record reveals that the trial court failed to rule on Fisher’s pro se motions for new trial and post-verdict judgment of acquittal prior to sentencing him, in accordance with La. C. Cr. P. arts. 821 and 853. The trial court ruled on counseled motions prior to sentencing but denied his pro se motions after sentencing. Accordingly, we vacate Fisher’s sentences, vacate the trial court’s late ruling on Fisher’s pro se motions, and remand for a hearing and disposition on his pro se motions prior to resentencing, reserving to Fisher his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. State v. Short, 22-263 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2/27/23), 359 So.3d 1004; State v. Whitaker, 51,632 (La. App. 2 Cir. 5/25/17), 225 So. 3d 524; State v. Robinson, 06-464 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/12/06), 947 So. 2d 783.