Taylor v. State

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s unpublished memorandum affirming the conviction and sentence in this case.

Jason Keith Taylor was indicted for manslaughter, a violation of § 13A-6-3(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975, and, on April 17, 2001, he was convicted of that charge. On May 29, 2001, Taylor was sentenced to 20 *294years in prison. Taylor filed a motion for a new trial, which the trial court denied after a hearing. This appeal followed.

The evidence at trial revealed that, on August 29, 1999, Taylor shot his girlfriend, Lisa Bergman, during an argument. In one of his statements to police, Taylor…