On Wednesday, a jury convicted former Titans scout Blaise Taylor of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child. Taylor plans to appeal the verdict.
“While we respect the jury system and the process, we must also respectfully disagree with today’s verdict and plan to appeal the decision because Blaise did not do this,” attorney Letitia Quinones-Hollins said in a statement. “He maintains that he is innocent and we will continue working to prove that. We understand and respect the pain that Ms. Benning’s family and friends feel over her tragic death and the death of her unborn baby, but putting an innocent man behind bars is also a tragedy.”
Taylor has every right to appeal the guilty verdict. With a very lengthy sentence looming, there’s no reason not to try.
He’s also entitled to continue to proclaim his innocence. Indeed, most individuals who have been sent to prison will continue to say, to anyone who will listen, “I didn’t do it.”
The question is whether the process included what the law calls reversible error. An appeals court will need to find that a significant mistake was made, or that significant misconduct occurred, to justify a new trial.
The appeal process typically takes months to resolve. Until then, Taylor undoubtedly will remain in custody.
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