People v. Taylor

This case arises from the murder of Raymond A. Boldin on June 16, 1988. A three-count indictment filed on July 7, 1988, charged the defendant, Jennifer Gay Yeast, along with Michael Taylor, John Brazelton and Vernon Brazle, with the murder of Boldin. On November 9, 1988, Brazelton pled guilty to the murder of Boldin. On November 14, 1988, Brazle had his murder charge dismissed in exchange for immunity. Following a jury trial in April 1989, the defendant was convicted of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9—1(a)(1)) on an accountability theory. The defendant’s post-trial…