Tay-K is facing life in prison with the possibility of
parole for killing the 23-year-old in 2017.
He had already been serving a 55-year jail term over a
separate fatal shooting.
Prosecutors argued that Tay-K shot Saldivar after the rapper
tried to rob him.
But his lawyers criticized the police investigation of the
shooting, insisting the case relied too much on self-serving statements from
witnesses in the car when the shooting happened.
“Taymor McIntyre is not guilty of capital murder, murder, or
manslaughter, and the reason for that is very simple.
“You have to do it right. You have to do the work. And this
case clearly demonstrates the work wasn’t done,” John Hunter, one of McIntyre’s
attorneys, told jurors during closing arguments last week.
The jury found Tay-K not guilty of capital murder, which
would have meant a life sentence without the chance of parole. They will now
hear evidence in the trial’s punishment phase before deciding on a sentence.
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