Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 29, 2010No. S10A0607PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Defendant Kevin Lamar Thompson was convicted of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the death of Charles Leonard. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, defendant appeals. We find no reversible error and affirm.

On the day in question, defendant, and others, were helping a friend, co-defendant Demars “Lucky” Crowell, 2 move out of his apartment. Defendant was seen carrying a pistol when he arrived at the apartment complex.

Crowell and the victim had quarreled the previous day. Defendant told…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Darling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Valdivia v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Stovall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  3. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Stovall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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