THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 70401.

548 So.2d 198 (1989)

Charlie THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Stephen Krosschell, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Charlie Thompson appeals his conviction and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We reverse and remand for new trial.

Charlie Thompson was grounds keeper and gravedigger for the Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Tampa. In May 1986, he pulled a muscle digging a grave and filed a worker's compensation claim. Apparently he never received a final $150 check on the claim and called Myrtle Hill's treasurer and bookkeeper...

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