Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 21, 2023No. S22A1003PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

315 Ga. 630

FINAL COPY S22A1003. TAYLOR v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. After a jury trial in December 2013, Jeremy Gene Taylor was convicted of the malice murder of Earl Bolar and the aggravated battery of Seaborn Roberts.1 Taylor raises five claims of error on appeal: that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence about Taylor’s mental health; (2) the trial court erred by sentencing Taylor based on an inference that Taylor did not accept responsibility or feel remorse for his crimes because he did not plead 1 The crimes occurred on August 3, 2011. On August 23, 2011, a…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. King v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Blocker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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