Booth v. State

311 Ga. 374

FINAL COPY S21A0010. BOOTH v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A Jackson County jury found Tina Marie Booth guilty of felony murder and neglect to an elder person in connection with the death of Linda Cowart.1 On appeal, Booth contends that the trial court erred (1) by not declaring a mistrial after the jury returned mutually exclusive verdicts, and (2) by recalling the jury for deliberations after the jury was discharged. For the following reasons, we affirm. The evidence at trial showed that Booth took custody of Cowart, her elderly mother, after Cowart was discharged from the 1…