Taylor v. State

SEARS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Adrian Taylor, appeals from his conviction for the malice murder of Joshua Cook. On appeal, Taylor contends, among other things, that the trial court erred by failing to charge on voluntary manslaughter and that he is entitled to a new trial because the jury’s verdicts of guilty of malice murder but not guilty by reason of insanity of aggravated assault cannot logically be reconciled. Because we conclude that Taylor’s contentions are without merit, we affirm his conviction.

1. The evidence at trial would have authorized a rational trier of fact to find that,…