Thompson v. State

The appellant in this case, Mabel Frances Thompson, was indicted by a Grand Jury for first degree murder of her husband, Bobby Thompson. She pled not guilty and was tried in the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Florida in January 1970. (At the close of the state’s case, the defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal. The motion was denied.) The jury convicted her. She now appeals from the adjudication and sentence.

The appellant raises four points on this appeal, but only one needs to be discussed because it is dispositive of the cause. That is the second point, and it challenges the…