Thompson v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Defendant Jerry Thompson was convicted of the murder of Wesley Crandall, Jr., in Crandall's New Castle home, on February 14, 1991. After being found to be a habitual offender, the defendant was sentenced to a term of ninety years. In this direct appeal, 1 the defendant raises two issues: (1) sufficiency of the evidence and (2) effectiveness of his trial counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The defendant contends that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support his conviction because it almost entirely either consisted of, or derived from, the assertions of…