State v. Taylor

DONIELSON, Judge.

At about 11:00 p.m. on June 25, 1991, Darryl Grady (a member of the Black Gangster Disciples) was shot and killed by a drive-by shooter. Following an investigation, terrorism and first-degree murder charges were filed against Lorenzo White, Melissa Walton, Darriek Hicks, and Stephen Taylor (all members of the Vice Lords). The county attorney later dismissed the charges against Lorenzo White because witnesses had changed their statements.

Hicks and Walton pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The charges against Taylor proceeded to jury trial. Hicks and Walton testified they…