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Price v. State

The trial court's decision to admit the defendant's custodial statement was not clearly erroneous, since the evidence supported a finding that his confession was voluntary.

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Appellant Cornelius Price was convicted of malice murder and related crimes for the death of Chad Shirey.1 On the night of the incident, appellant was riding around with four other young men, including co-indictee DeMario Holden who was driving the others in his mother’s mini-van. While at a gas station, the young men saw the victim driving a 1990 Chevrolet Caprice which had been upgraded with custom paint and graphics. Appellant told the others that he wanted to steal the car and asked for Holden’s gun. Holden began following the victim’s car and when the victim turned onto a dirt road, appellant got out of the van, approached the car, said “give it up,” and fired the gun at least two times. The victim, who had been hit, tried to flee, but crashed the car into a tree. The young men fled from the scene. Minutes later, a woman who was on the passenger side of the victim’s car ran to a neighbor’s house for help. The victim died of gunshot wounds to his chest and arm. During his interview with police, appellant confessed that he had shot the victim, that his motivation in approaching the victim was to steal the car, and that he was influenced by peer pressure from Holden.

1. The evidence adduced at trial and summarized above was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 99 SCt 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.

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