Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 4, 2002No. 2000-KA-01714-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Cornelius Taylor was convicted in the Circuit Court of Pearl River County of sexual battery and child molestation. On appeal, Taylor argues the following issues which we quote verbatim:

I. Whether the evidence was legally insufficient to convict Cornelius Taylor of sexual battery and child molestation where the prosecution's testimony was contradictory and impeached through the prosecutrix [sic] own testimony and where it was uncorroborated.

II. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in failing to submit the matter to a new jury when the substantial weight of the evidence, as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Milano v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Christian v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Price v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Withers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
  4. Christopher R. Withers v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004

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