State v. Thompson

Jeffrey Lee Thompson appeals his convictions for manslaughter in the first degree and assault in the second degree.

Statement of Facts

Thompson, a/k/a Christopher Stroud Cole, was charged with the murder in the second degree of Calvin Knoth and assault in the first degree while armed with a deadly weapon upon Roger Dapping, committed on February 20, 1981. Thompson's initial trial resulted in a conviction of the lesser included crimes of first degree manslaughter and second degree assault.

The circumstances giving rise to the charges are as follows: Thompson and two friends, Richard Duskin and…