Taylor v. State

SCHEB, Judge.

Appellant, Jay Walton Taylor, was charged with the crime of rape, tried by jury, and found guilty of assault with intent to commit rape.

Appellant’s only meritorious point on appeal is whether the trial court’s refusal to give a requested jury instruction on when to disregard confessions and admissions and the weight to be given thereto was reversible error. We hold that under the circumstances in this case it was. We reverse.

The appellant, age 26, acknowledged having sex relations with the female victim, age 32, on the date and place of the alleged crime, but claimed the victim…