State of Louisiana v. Wayne G. Taylor A/K/A Wayne Taylor

| iDefendant was charged with two counts of simple burglary in violation of La.R.S. 14:62. After trial before a six-person jury in August 2012, he was found guilty of unauthorized entry of a place of business on count one and not guilty on count two. The trial court sentenced him to six years at hard labor. On appeal, the Fourth Circuit pretermitted other assignments of error and reversed defendant’s conviction and sentence on grounds of insufficient evidence. State v. Taylor, 13-0265 (La.App. 4 Cir. 12/18/18), 130 So.3d 439. We granted the state’s application to review the decision below and…