State v. Taylor

An examination of the record leaves me extremely disturbed with the majority’s analysis of two important aspects of this case. The immense tragedy out of which this matter arose cannot negate constitutional safeguards which apply to all defendants alike.

CUSTODY

The majority casually disposes of the question of when Louis Taylor was taken into custody in two sentences in their section on “Voluntariness of Appellant’s Statements” by concluding that “there is *85substantial testimony to support the finding of the trier of fact.” The nature of this “substantial testimony” is not related to us in the…