Jones v. State

Warren, Justice.

*698**594Rico Jones was found guilty of felony murder, five counts of cruelty to children in the second degree, and one count of possession of marijuana in connection with the drowning death of Camyria Arnold.1 Jones contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions and that the trial judge erred by expressing an opinion about the evidence in violation of OCGA § 17-8-57. We agree that the evidence was insufficient to support Jones's convictions for cruelty to children in the second degree by smoking marijuana in the children's presence, and we reverse the…