Jones v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseDefendant-Appellant Kelcey E. Jones was tried by jury and convicted of the murder of his four-year-old son, and for cruelty to a child in the first degree. Defendant appealed, contending that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress certain statements that he made to law enforcement officers, that he was denied a fair trial by the late production of an audio recording, that the trial court erred when it excluded certain testimony and evidence, that the testimony of a witness for the State was improperly bolstered at trial, and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon review of the record and briefs, the Supreme Court concluded that the trial court erred at sentencing when it failed to merge the cruelty to a child with the murder, and therefore vacated the conviction and sentence for cruelty to a child in the first degree. The Court found no other error and otherwise affirmed the trial court's judgment.
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