Thompson v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Lavetta Thompson was convicted of felony murder while in the commission of an aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, in connection with the shooting death of David Butler.

1. A week prior to the shooting, defendant pawned a VCR and a gun with the victim as security for a debt of $100. The victim thereafter refused defendant’s demands that he return the goods without payment of the money. The day before the shooting a witness observed defendant hold a gun to the victim’s head and pull the trigger; on that occasion the gun misfired. On…