Mulliran v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

Appellant, Jason Lee Mullikan, lived with his parents in Maysville, Kentucky. Soon after Kent Fields moved in next door, Mullikan became strangely paranoid that Fields was trying to harm him. He believed that Fields had attempted to ram his vehicle and also suspected that Fields had killed his eat. Mullikan was further convinced that Fields was breaking into his home and trying to poison his water. On September 18, 2008, a state trooper came to Mullikan’s home to collect a bottle of water which Mullikan claimed tasted funny.

On that same day, Mullikan…