Taylor v. State

597 So.2d 192 (1992)

Mitchell TAYLOR

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 07-KA-59552.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 1, 1992.

Richard A. Smith, Leland H. Jones, III, Greenwood, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, For the Court:

I

Mitchell Taylor has been convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of Leflore County, arising from the killing of his one-time girlfriend, Linda Johnson. Taylor appeals, presenting many questions about the fairness of his trial. Because Taylor throughout maintained the…