Price v. Commonwealth

Opinion

ELDER, J.

Martinez Maynard Price appeals his conviction for second degree murder in the death of his girlfriend’s infant daughter, one-and-a-half-year-old Deemechan Peoples. On appeal, he contends that the trial court (1) abused its discretion in admitting the expert opinion testimony of Dr. Scott that the infant was a victim of battered child syndrome; and (2) erred in holding that the evidence was sufficient to support a finding of malice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm appellant’s conviction.

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Deemechan Peoples died on July 4, 1991, as a result of a severe blow to the abdomen…