Smith v. State

307 Ga. 680

FINAL COPY S19A1148. SMITH v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Mary Katherine Smith was convicted of felony murder based on cruelty to children in connection with the death of her two-year-old son Mason Tucker Smith, who was known as Tucker. She contends that the evidence was insufficient to support her convictions and that the trial court erred by excusing a juror and by declining to give a jury instruction on her good character. We affirm.1 1 The crimes occurred on July 30, 2014. On September 1, 2015, a Richmond County grand jury indicted Appellant for malice…