Price v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for murder in the first degree. Sentence was life imprisonment. The major issue on appeal is the admission of a formal written statement given by the defendant.

I

After shooting Chester Eugene Reeves, the defendant called the police and waited for their arrival. At the scene, Birmingham Police Officer Donald W. Toole advised the defendant of his constitutional rights. Officer Toole testified that the defendant then gave him the following statement:

"Well, Mr. Price [the defendant] told me that the victim came into his bedroom and woke him up and the…