GATSON v. STATE

A90A1920.

198 Ga. App. 279 (1991)

401 S.E.2d 71

GATSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Macklyn A. Smith, for appellant.

Thomas C. Lawler III, District Attorney, Donald L. Johstono, Jr., Debra K. Turner, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


CARLEY, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of cruelty to her 22-month-old child in violation of OCGA § 16-5-70 (b). She appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court on the jury's guilty verdict.

1. The record shows that the victim had second-degree burns which, in the expert medical opinion of her attending physician, demonstrated that she had been dipped into hot water. Appellant gave two conflicting...

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