State v. Sims

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

Essex T. Sims appeals his jury convictions of one count of first-degree murder, one count of criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied building, one count of criminal possession of a firearm, and two counts of aggravated battery, resulting from his participation in a drive-by shooting.

Factual background

In late March 1995, Courtney Fair, Randy Lattimore, and Michael Vann were all shot on the porch of the home of Aletha Thomas on North Fountain Street in Wichita, Kansas, during a drive-by shooting. Fair suffered head and shoulder wounds…