Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided December 24, 2008No. 103, 2008PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBS, Justice.

Lynwood C. Taylor, the defendant below, appeals from Superior Court convictions of Rape in the First Degree, Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. 1 Taylor raises two arguments on appeal. First, he claims that the Superior Court’s improper admission into evidence of one of the victim’s journals on the first day of trial deprived him of the ability to prepare an effective defense. Second, Taylor claims that the jury verdict was based on insufficient evidence. We find no merit to Taylor’s arguments and affirm.

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The victim, who was…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
  2. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
  5. Ortiz v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2005

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