Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided August 20, 1996No. 77365PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, Judge.
Michael Taylor pleaded guilty to first degree murder, section 565.020, RSMo 1986; armed criminal action, section 571.015, RSMo 1986; kidnapping, section 565.110, RSMo 1986; and forcible rape, section 566.080, RSMo 1986. He was sentenced to death for the murder. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. We affirm.
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According to Taylor’s testimony at Ms guilty plea, Taylor’s videotaped statement and other evidence adduced in the sentencing hearing,1 Taylor and a companion, Roderick Nunley, spent the rnght of March 21, 1989, driving a stolen Chevrolet…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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