Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 21, 2011No. 4920PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLockemy, J.
Robert Troy Taylor appeals his convictions and sentence of life without parole for criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree and kidnapping. Taylor argues the trial court erred in (1) granting the State’s Batson motion, (2) admitting evidence of Taylor’s prior conviction for criminal sexual conduct with a minor, (3) denying his motion for a directed verdict, and (4) sentencing him to life without parole. We affirm.
FACTS
Taylor was the pastor of the church Victim attended in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. In November 1998, when Victim was 11, Taylor organized a camping trip…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wilder Corp. v. WilkeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. BaccusSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
- State v. PaganSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
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