Marlon Jones was convicted of felony murder and related offenses after the death of his one-year-old daughter. On appeal, he argued that the evidence was insufficient, counsel was ineffective, and the trial court should have granted a mistrial. The Supreme Court of Georgia held that the evidence supported the convictions and that Jones had not shown deficient performance or prejudice from counsel’s challenged decisions. The court also addressed a sentencing error involving the merger of offenses and concluded that one conviction had to be vacated because the evidence did not show a deliberate interval separating the conduct. The court rejected the remaining claims and affirmed the convictions on the merits. It affirmed in part and vacated in part solely to correct the sentencing judgment.