Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 7, 2018No. S18A0038PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant John Taylor was tried and convicted of malice murder and related offenses in connection with the February 2011 death of Gene Musgrave and aggravated assault of Robert Sauls.1 Taylor appeals, alleging that *304he received ineffective assistance of counsel, that the trial court erred during closing argument, and that his indictment was fatally defective. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established that, on February 25, 2011, Taylor was being driven from Warner Robins to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. State v. EubanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. McKay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by8 opinions

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