Thompson v. State

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

A jury found Carl Thompson guilty of felony murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The trial court entered judgments of conviction and sentenced Thompson to life imprisonment for the felony murder and to a consecutive five-year term for the firearm offense. The armed robbery merged with the felony murder conviction. Thompson appeals after the denial of a motion for new trial. *

1. Construed most strongly in support of the verdicts, the evidence shows that Thompson and others arranged to buy marijuana from the victim, James…