Legal Opinion
Head v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 30, 2000No. S00A0908PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
Keith Brian Taylor killed his wife on January 12, 1989, by stabbing and slashing her with a knife. A jury convicted him of murder and recommended a death sentence, and this Court affirmed the conviction and sentence. Taylor v. State, 261 Ga. 287 (404 SE2d 255) (1991). The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari. Taylor v. Georgia, 505 U. S. 947 (112 SC 393, 116 LE2d 343) (1991). Taylor filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on December 20,1995, and amended the petition on November 21, 1997. After an evidentiary hearing, the habeas court granted the writ and vacated…
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