Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor receives consecutive life sentences
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Key Points:
- Blaise Taylor, former Titans scout, was sentenced to consecutive life terms in prison for poisoning his girlfriend, Jade Benning, and their unborn child.
- Despite over 80 character reference letters submitted on Taylor's behalf, none mentioned the victims or addressed the crime he was convicted of.
- Nashville assistant district attorney Jan Norman highlighted the absence of any acknowledgment of the victims in the character letters during the sentencing hearing.
- Taylor's attorney, Letitia Quinones-Hollins, expressed disappointment with the sentence and announced plans to appeal, citing a flawed trial and tenuous case.
- The state of Tennessee maintains Taylor's guilt unless an appellate court overturns the conviction or orders a new trial.
