Hooker v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Hooker appeals his conviction of the offense of cruelty to children. Held:

1. Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize his conviction. The evidence stated in the light most favorable to upholding the jury’s verdict shows that defendant had been dating the mother of the 14-month-old victim for several months when the incident at issue occurred. After defendant met and began dating the victim’s mother, a dramatic change in the victim’s behavior had been noted, the child became frightened of all men except his natural father. When…