Taylor v. State

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Eric Maurice Taylor of malice murder in the shooting death of Timothy Kitts. Taylor appeals, contending that several jury charges were erroneous. Because there is no reversible error in the charges viewed as a whole, we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that Taylor and Kitts were friends, but that Taylor was angry at Kitts for borrowing his bicycle without permission and for not returning it. Kitts was unarmed when Taylor, carrying a revolver, approached him on the street. Taylor was waving the gun around as the two exchanged angry words. When…