JONES v. STATE

No. S00A1387.

536 S.E.2d 511 (2000)

272 Ga. 884

JONES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. Hoffman, Decatur, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Maria Murcier-Ashley, Kristin L. Wood, Assistant District Attorneys,

Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Adam M. Hames, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


CARLEY, Justice.

A jury found Melvin Jones guilty of the felony murder of his three-month-old daughter while in the commission of the offense of cruelty to children. The trial court entered a judgment of conviction on the jury's verdict and sentenced Jones to life imprisonment. The trial court denied Jones' motion for new trial, and he appeals.1

1. Construed most favorably for the State, the evidence shows that, before the victim...

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