Tompkins v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Stevan Tompkins was charged with Murder, 1 Conspiracy to Commit Murder, 2 Felony Murder, 3 Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, 4 and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Deadly Weapon 5 Defendant was also charged with being an Habitual Offender. 6 After a jury trial on October 14, 1994, defendant was found guilty of Murder and Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. At a separate hearing on October 15, defendant was also found to be an Habitual Offender. On December 19, 1994, the trial court sentenced defendant to consecutive terms of fifty years for Murder and ten years for…