Taylor v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Angela Williams Taylor guilty of forgery in the first degree (OCGA § 16-9-1). Taylor appeals, alleging that the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence and that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a directed verdict. Taylor also claims that her trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred (i) by charging the jury regarding “willful blindness” and by refusing to charge the jury regarding mistake of fact; (ii) by allowing the state to impeach her with a pending traffic court citation; and (iii) by excluding testimony…