Taylor v. State

McFADDEN, Judge.

After a jury trial, Montrellus Lamar Taylor was convicted of kidnapping and aggravated sodomy. He appeals, arguing that the *552state failed to prove venue for the aggravated sodomy; that the trial court committed plain error when it instructed the jury on venue; and that the trial court improperly admitted evidence that Taylor previously had broken into the victim’s home. We find that the state adequately proved venue and that the trial court’s instruction on venue was correct. We also find that the trial court did not abuse his discretion in admitting the prior difficulties…