State v. Price

Justice BURNETT:

Jeroid John Price (Appellant) was convicted of the murder of Carl Smalls and was sentenced to thirty-five years imprisonment. Appellant appeals and this Court certified the case for review from the Court of Appeals, pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR. We affirm.

FACTUALIPROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 6, 2002, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity hosted a party at Club Voodoo in Columbia, South Carolina. During the party, a confrontation between rival gangs, the Bloods and the Crips, occurred. Appellant, who conceded he was affiliated with the Bloods, and Smalls, a member of the Crips,…