Thompson v. State (Majority, with Concurring)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was convicted of the offense of failure to appear and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. On appeal, Appellant argued that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction because he had not yet been charged with a crime when he failed to appear, and therefore, the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict. The Supreme Court reversed and dismissed Appellant’s conviction and sentence, holding that the circuit court erred in denying Appellant’s motion for a directed verdict because Appellant could not be convicted of the offense of felony failure to appear when he had not yet been charged with any criminal offense.
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