Greg's hearing date has been set for February 9. We are all counting the days.
1 2009-11-11 16:44:51
Re: Innocence panel will hear convicted killer (55 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
2 2009-10-21 14:17:07
Re: Innocence panel will hear convicted killer (55 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
From today's newspaper....
Noone from the state has bothered to look into this or ask Craig Taylor any questions regarding this case since his detailed confession to the Innocence Commission official.
"DA Colon Willoughby could not be reached for comment Tuesday"
3 2009-10-18 15:16:03
Re: Innocence panel will hear convicted killer (55 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
And what of the man that has confessed? Have they also imprisoned him? Or has the DA ignored this confession and is NOT prosecuting? Do they in fact have TWO different men imprisoned for the same crime that only ONE man has committed?
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Good questions. Craig Taylor, who has confessed, is already in prison for a long list of crimes including habitual felon. He is a mentally disturbed individual that has confessed to several murders that, as it turns out, he could not have possibly committed. This is the point that the DA is using to argue against his credibility in the confession in Greg's case. However, Craig Taylor's taped confession reveals accurate details of the crime that noone else, including the crime investigators, knew. Now that the details have been compared to the crime scene evidence, it's obvious that he is telling the truth in the confession, regardless of how many other false confessions he may have given in other cases.
Here is a link to Craig Taylor's DOC record
http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/vie … listpage=1
Look at the list of crimes he 's committed and look at the list of infractions he's accumulated while behind bars. Compare that to Greg's DOC record which consists of 2 DWIs and the murder charge. Greg has zero infractions on his prison record and he's been in for 16+ years.
A very important question to ask is this: Now that Craig Taylor has given his confession with accurate details, will our DA continue to ignore it as an incredible confession and let him out of prison when he is scheduled to be released in 2011? Will he let a mentally disturbed habitual felon and confessed murderer out to walk the streets of our community just to save face in Greg Taylor's case?
4 2009-10-17 17:25:29
Re: Innocence panel will hear convicted killer (55 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Despite the Innocence Commission's unanimous decision that Greg is innocent, and another man's recent confession to the murder, the DA has announced that he will not support Greg's release, but will instead argue against Greg's release in the new trial presided over by the 3-judge panel. We are now waiting on a date to be set for the new trial.
I talked to Greg yesterday and he seemed to be in an upbeat mood considering where he is and the recent announcement from the DA. They have taken 16 years from him but he has not allowed them to break his spirit.
5 2009-09-20 19:44:48
Re: Innocence panel will hear convicted killer (55 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I am a friend of Greg Taylor. All of his old friends called him Tater. We've all known for years that he is innocent...sent to prison for life because of false testimony, an eager-to-prosecute DA, and a series of very poor lawyers that represented him. Now it appears as the rest of the world is hearing the truth.
Greg always was an intelligent, big-hearted guy that could quickly make friends with anyone, and would do anything he could for anyone whether he knew them or not. Needless to say his family & friends want him released.
If you would like to keep up with the latest on Greg, here is a link to a Blog set up by his brother Eddy. Feel free to sign up as a Follower on the blog.
http://freegregtaylor.blogspot.com/
Greg has always been a huge music fan and not long before went to prison he had bought a new Stratocaster and was learning to play. Let's all hope & pray that he will be released soon so he can get back to the family, friends, & life he loved.
Darren Riley - Raleigh NC