THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 66224.

494 So.2d 203 (1986)

Patrick James THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max Rudmann of Martin Zevin, P.A., Boca Raton, and Robert P. Kundinger, Pompano Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Robert S. Jaegers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Patrick James Thompson appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death after a jury recommendation of life imprisonment. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We reverse his conviction and death sentence and remand for a new trial because of improperly admitted evidence concerning a collateral crime committed by Thompson.

The record reflects that on the morning of January 21, 1983, the body of a 29-year...

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