Jackson v. State

Beasley, Chief Judge.

An indictment was returned charging Jackson with the murder of Dustin Shannon, age two and one-half, and with cruelty to children. Jackson was found guilty of cruelty to the child (OCGA § 16-5- 70) but not guilty of murder.

The evidence introduced in support of the verdict showed the following. Jackson, the boyfriend of Dustin’s mother, began living with them on about June 1, 1992, before which time Dustin had not been bruised or injured. Later in June, Dustin told his maternal grandmother that Jackson inflicted the bruises she observed on his buttocks. Although Dustin…