Thompson v. State

ADAMS, J.:

The two appellants, Earl Thompson and Edward Thompson, were convicted of murder and sentenced to be electrocuted.

Each asked for a reversal of the judgment because the trial judge did not charge the jury that their confessions should be received and considered with great caution. This question was presented to the trial court for the first time on motion for a new trial. Appellants rely upon our opinion in Harrison v. State, 149 Fla. 365, 5 So. (2nd) 703. The trial court distinguished this case from the Harrison case because the appellants testified to substantially the same facts as…