Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 18, 1986No. 66224PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

494 So.2d 203 (1986)

Patrick James THOMPSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 66224.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 18, 1986.

Max Rudmann of Martin Zevin, P.A., Boca Raton, and Robert P. Kundinger, Pompano Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Robert S. Jaegers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Patrick James Thompson appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death after a jury recommendation of life imprisonment. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We reverse his conviction and death sentence and remand for a new…

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3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. Peek v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

4Cited by20 opinions

  1. Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Heuring v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  4. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  5. Kight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987

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