Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 21, 2021No. S21A0297PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 1

FINAL COPY S21A0297. TAYLOR v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Micayla Christina Taylor, also known as “Cay Cay,” was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Divante Rodriekus Simmons and the aggravated assault of William Lawton. On appeal, Appellant raises seven enumerations of error: (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to support her conviction; (2) the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress; (3) the trial court erred in denying her plea in bar; (4) the trial court erred in giving the State’s requested charge on…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. State v. FranklinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Nesbit v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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