State v. Taylor

¶ 1 Gary L. Taylor appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury's guilty verdict convicting him of repeated sexual assault of the same child. He contends that in the State's rebuttal closing argument, the prosecutor improperly commented on Taylor's decision not to testify. We disagree and affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 For acts occurring during the summer of 2013, the State charged thirty-six-year-old Taylor with sexually assaulting a fourteen-year-old female victim. That summer, the victim and two of her underage friends, T.A. and H.A., began spending the weekend at Taylor's home. In addition to…