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Eledge v. State

Evidence that the 19-month-old victim died from a blunt-force head injury which resulted in a 5 to 6-inch skull fracture supported defendant's convictions.

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A jury convicted Jerry Lee Eledge, Jr., of malice murder and cruelty to children in connection with the death of 19-month-old Jonathon Tyler Shepherd, his girlfriend’s son.1 Eledge contends that the trial court erred in finding that he voluntarily gave his statements to police without any coercion or intimidation. Because the trial court did not err in concluding that Eledge gave his custodial statements freely and voluntarily, we affirm.

1. The defendant brought Tyler to the hospital emergency room on Tuesday, February 13, 2001, and told the intake nurse that the child had fallen out of bed during the night. Tyler was a pale, grayish-blue color; he was taking shallow breaths; his head, arms, and legs were hanging limp; and his eyes were dry, bulging, and bloodshot. His head had a soft, spongy spot on the right side, and an x-ray showed that he had suffered a four to five-inch skull fracture running from the front to the back of his head. A neurosurgeon operated to relieve the brain swelling, but Tyler died two days later from complications related to his blunt-force head injury.

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