Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 15, 2011No. 2009-KA-01717-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Charlie D. Taylor appeals his convictions and sentences stemming from a shooting into a crowd on the porch of a home located in Jackson, Mississippi. Cordarel Brown was killed, and four other individuals were injured in the shooting. On appeal, Taylor asserts numerous assignments of error concerning jury instructions, voir dire, exclusion of evidence, and the circuit court’s reading of the indictment to the jury. We find no reversible error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On May 26, 2008, a group of people gathered on the porch of Phyllis Adams’s home located at 302…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Rosales-Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Ross v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Manning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Christopher Vasser a/k/a Chris a/k/a C-Love v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  2. Travis C. Campbell a/k/a Travis Contz Campbell a/k/a Travis Cortez Campbell a/k/a Travis Contez Campbell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024

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