Thompson v. State

VAUGHN, Justice:

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellant, Aaron Thompson, appeals from a Superior Court jury verdict finding *829 him guilty of two counts of Murder in the First Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy in the First Degree. The charges arose from the double homicide of Joseph and Olga Connell, who were shot to death on September 22, 2013. The State's theory of the case at trial was that Mr. Connell's business partner, Chris Rivers, paid to have the Connells killed so he could collect on an insurance policy listing Mr. Connell as the insured…