Legal Opinion

Taylor v. THE STATE

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 10, 1991No. S91P0294PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

The appellant, Keith Bryan Taylor, was convicted by a jury and sentenced to die for the murder of his wife Lori Taylor.

1. The Taylors moved into an apartment in Blackshear in July of 1986. Two years later, in August of 1988, Lori Taylor removed Keith Taylor’s name from the lease and changed the locks. After that time, according to the apartment manager, Keith Taylor “wasn’t supposed to be living there.” However, Keith Taylor apparently moved back into the apartment sometime before January 12, 1989. On that date, Lori Taylor’s cousin drove Lori and Keith Taylor and their two…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Maynard v. CartwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. DeYoung v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Crowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Ledford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Todd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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