Cressell v. Commonwealth

COLEMAN, Judge.

Emmett Ward Cressell was convicted in a jury trial of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined $100,000. On appeal, Cressell argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a change of venue and by failing to strike three jurors for cause. He also argues that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On July 24, 1997, Cressell, Louis Ceparano, Hazel Anderson, Christy Harden, and G.P. Johnson spent the evening and early morning hours of July 25, celebrating Harden’s twenty-first…