Jones v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Jones appeals his convictions and sentences for four counts of cruelty to children, OCGA § 16-5-70. He alleges errors in both his competency trial and in the trial of the offenses.

1. Jones contends in two enumerations that the court erred in the competency trial in refusing a requested mistrial after it twice allegedly commented improperly and prejudicially on the evidence. This was in regard to psychologist Grigsby, who was called as the State’s expert.

The first instance occurred after the State’s foundation evidence and offer of Grigsby as an expert in clinical and forensic…