Preddie v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Olson Preddie was indicted and charged with malice murder and felony murder, with cruelty to children as the underlying felony, in the death of Keyanna Lee, a two-year-old child. The jury found Pred*577die guilty of felony murder and he was sentenced to prison for life. This appeal followed the denial of his motion for new trial.1

Preddie lived with his girl friend, Caravan Lee, and her three children. When Ms. Lee went out of town to attend a funeral, she left her children in Preddie’s care. The next day, Preddie summoned paramedics, claiming Keyanna drowned in the bathtub. The…