JONES v. COM.

Record No. 2200-04-1.

621 S.E.2d 676 (2005)

46 Va. App. 713

Cheryl Kashawn JONES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

November 8, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Thomas Reed, Norfolk, for appellant.

Virginia B. Theisen, Assistant Attorney General (Judith Williams Jagdmann, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HUMPHREYS and KELSEY, JJ., and OVERTON, S.J.


HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Cheryl Kashawn Jones (appellant) appeals her conviction, following a bench trial, of felonious child neglect, in violation of Code § 18.2-371.1(B)(1). On appeal, she contends the evidence was insufficient to prove she willfully failed to provide care for her child in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for his life. We disagree and affirm.

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