Jones v. State

311 Ga. 455

FINAL COPY S21A0035. JONES v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Alpherd Jones was convicted of felony murder in connection with the beating death of his girlfriend, LaShanda January. In this appeal, he contends that the evidence presented at his trial was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of January’s diary entries under OCGA § 24-8-807 and by admitting other-acts evidence under OCGA § 24-4-404 (b). We affirm.1 1. (a) Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the 1 January died on May 18, 2017. In…