Taylor v. State

Glen Irving Taylor was indicted for the "carnal knowledge" of a six year old girl. He was tried by a jury which returned a verdict of "guilty as charged." Pursuant to this verdict and in light of "the nature of the crime involved in this case," the trial court sentenced appellant to "imprisonment in the penitentiary for life."

Appellant then filed a motion for a new trial which was denied.

The prosecutrix in this case, a six year old child, testified that on or about September 5, 1979, the appellant, who was living with the prosecutrix and her mother at the time, sexually molested her. She…