Summary of Offense:
On January 27, 1999, a DeSoto Parish grand jury indicted Michael Taylor for the first-degree murder of Chester Howell. After a trial by jury, Taylor was found guilty as charged on July 16, 2000, and was sentenced to death. On January 7, 1999, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Brenda Green heard a gunshot while driving on Missile Base Road in DeSoto Parish. She then observed two young white males standing on a bridge before they fled in a white sports car, leaving behind the body of Chester Howell. Ms. Green immediately drove to a nearby body shop and called 911. The victim was pronounced dead shortly thereafter with three gunshot wounds to his arm, chest, and lower back.
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