Legal Opinion

Keaton Taylor v. State of Arkansas

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided August 19, 2026Published

1Opinion of the Court

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2026 Ark. App. 365

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION III No. CR-25-254 KEATON TAYLOR Opinion Delivered August 19, 2026 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE COLUMBIA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 14CR-16-59] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE DAVID W. TALLEY, JR., APPELLEE JUDGE AFFIRMED WENDY SCHOLTENS WOOD, Judge In May 2018, Keaton Taylor pled guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated robbery and was sentenced to an aggregate of twenty-five years’ imprisonment followed by a thirty- year suspended imposition of sentence. In January 2025, Taylor requested that the Columbia County Circuit Court waive a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  2. Despain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  3. Jeremy Jermane Hawkins v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2025
  4. Tony Boykins v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2026

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