Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 23, 1977No. 46545PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TODD, Justice.
Robert Hilliard Taylor was convicted by a jury of murder in the third degree. Taylor based his defense at trial upon the claim that he had acted in self-defense. During the proceedings, the trial court refused to permit Taylor to introduce oral statements made by him to friends and the police, to introduce a stenographic statement of his version of the facts, or to introduce the victim’s past criminal record of convictions. We affirm.
On June 17, 1975, after running several errands, Taylor purchased a bottle of wine and returned to the rooming house into which he had recently…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Commonwealth v. AmosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- State v. BoyceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- State v. InfantolinoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Werner v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. BauerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- State v. RaceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- State v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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