AUSTIN (KXAN) — As jurors spend their fourth day deliberating in the deadly conduct trial for Austin Police officer Christopher Taylor , a hearing was held Saturday morning where the State claimed one of the defense attorneys should be found in contempt of court for a post he made on the social media platform “X.”
Contempt of court is punishable by fines and jail time.
BACKGROUND: The Christopher Taylor case
The social media post was a statement made by defense attorney Doug O’Connell about his thoughts on the status of deliberations and his stance on the case itself.
Judge Dayna Blazey denied the requests from the State and said jurors have been repeatedly instructed not to view social media or traditional media reports about this case. She also denied a request from the defense to have the jurors asked individually, on the record, if they had reviewed any outside material on this case…