Taylor v. Warden

DURHAM, Justice:

John Albert Taylor appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

In 1989, following a bench trial before Judge David E. Roth, Taylor was convicted of capital homicide and sentenced to death for sexually assaulting eleven-year-old Char-la King and strangling her with a telephone cord. Additional facts are set out in our opinion in State v. Taylor, 818 P.2d 1030 (Utah 1991), cert. denied, 503 U.S. 966, 112 S.Ct. 1576, 118 L.Ed.2d 219 (1992). We affirmed Taylor’s conviction on direct appeal. Id. Taylor petitioned for extraordinary relief pursuant…