That’s because Blazey also agreed to release him on bond while he appeals his case – a process that could take years. Texas law allows defendants who are sentenced to less than 10 years in prison to be released on bond during the appeals process.

Taylor was convicted in October of deadly conduct for killing Mauris DeSilva. It was the first conviction of an on-duty officer in the department's modern history. He has appealed.

Judge Dayna Blazey has sentenced Austin police officer Christopher Taylor to two-years in prison in his conduct case. He is out on an appellate bond and not in custody.

Austin police officer Christopher Taylor has been sentenced to two years for the deadly shooting of Mauris DeSilva in 2019. Taylor is believed to the first officer ever convicted in Travis County for an on-duty fatal shooting and the first to face a potential prison sentence.

Read more <a href=" Judge Dayna Blazey has announced Austin police officer Christopher Taylor will receive a two-year prison sentence in Taylor’s deadly conduct case.

The sentencing hearing for Austin police officer Christopher Taylor continued Tuesday afternoon. In October, a jury found him guilty of deadly conduct in the 2019 police shooting of Mauris DeSilva. Police responded to 911 calls of DeSilva walking around his downtown Austin condo complex with a knife to his throat.