Legal Opinion

Billy Wayne Taylor v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided March 19, 2009No. 02-07-00428-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-07-428-CR

BILLY WAYNE TAYLOR APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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FROM THE 297TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION (footnote: 1)

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I. Introduction

Appellant Billy Wayne Taylor appeals his conviction for harassment of a public servant. In two points, Taylor argues that the trial court erred by not declaring a mistrial when the prosecutor purportedly commented on his failure to testify during trial and that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to sustain his conviction because…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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