Taylor v. State

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

The defendant-appellant, George Leslie Taylor, was convicted of rape and sentenced to twelve years imprisonment. On appeal, he challenges the validity of this conviction, alleging that the trial judge (1) violated his rights under the double jeopardy clause and (2) committed certain errors in his instructions to the jury, and (3) that the prosecutor made an improper comment on the defendant’s failure to testify at trial. We find no reversible error and, accordingly, we affirm the judgment below.

*100The defendant first raised the double jeopardy question by motion to…