McDaniel v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Trisha McDaniel was convicted of cruelty to children, aggravated assault, and false report of a crime based on evidence showing that she had cut her child with a knife and told the investigating police officer that Lashonda Poitier had committed the assault. Her motion for new trial was denied, and she appeals. She challenges, among other things, the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s admission of the child’s testimony. We find no evidentiary insufficiency or error and affirm.

Sammy Heath, Anisha McDonald, and Karen Wood witnessed the incident. Their testimony…