Thompson v. State

Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Dr. Robert Thompson, was convicted of twenty separate offenses of carnal abuse occurring over a two-year period. The jury returned a verdict fixing his sentence at the statutory maximum of ten years imprisonment and a ten thousand dollar fine for each charge. At a separate sentencing hearing, the circuit judge ordered the sentences to run consecutively for a total of 200 years imprisonment and a $200,000.00 fine.

Appellant first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. The victim, a child of barely twelve years, was…