Jarrod Michael Taylor v. State ( 2018 )

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-17-00223-CR JARROD MICHAEL TAYLOR, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 5th District Court Cass County, Texas Trial Court No. 2017F00167 Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss MEMORANDUM OPINION After a jury convicted Jarrod Michael Taylor of indecency with a child by contact, the trial court sentenced him to twenty years’ imprisonment, and Taylor appealed. Taylor also appeals from his convictions for (1) sexual assault of a child in companion case number 06-17-00215-CR, (2) six counts of online solicitation of a minor in companion cause numbers 06-17-00216-CR through 06-17-00221-CR, and (3) another count of indecency with a child by contact in companion cause number 06-17-00222-CR. Taylor has filed a single brief in which he raises issues common to all of his appeals. Specifically, Taylor argues, in a conclusory manner, that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict of guilt. He also argues that the trial court erred in failing to excuse a juror who knew the victim and in denying his request for an instruction on the affirmative defense of insanity. We addressed these issues in detail in our opinion of this date on Taylor’s appeal in cause number 06-17-00215-CR. For the reasons stated therein, we likewise conclude that Taylor failed to adequately brief his first point of error, cannot demonstrate error in the trial court’s decision to retain the juror, and raised no evidence entitling him to an instruction on the defense of insanity. We affirm the trial court’s judgment. Josh R. Morriss, III Chief Justice Date Submitted: July 23, 2018 Date Decided: July 31, 2018 Do Not Publish 2