Hill v. State

Smith, Judge.

Appellant J. I. Terrell “Pete” Hill was indicted by a Madison County grand jury for malice murder, but a jury convicted him of involuntary manslaughter only. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Hill enumerates the general grounds. Construed to support the verdict, the evidence shows that on January 14, 1997, the five-month-old son of Hill and his live-in girlfriend was taken to Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta, where he died five days later. Because physicians were concerned about the suspicious nature of the child’s…