Thompson v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Marvin Thompson was convicted of malice murder in the shooting death of Leigh Franklin Mason. On appeal, Thompson challenges an evidentiary ruling of the trial court and asserts that the court improperly omitted a portion of the jury instruction on circumstantial evidence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Thompson admittedly shot and killed Mason, but claimed that he did so in self-defense after Mason approached him “face to face” and accused Thompson of stealing his money. An eyewitness testified that Thompson responded verbally to the accusation and then drew a…