State v. Fulton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ALLEGRUCCI, J.:

Defendant Jason A. Fulton was convicted by a jury of one count of felony murder, one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine, and one count of attempted possession of cocaine. He appeals the convictions.

On July 31, 1997, Kevin Fraser died from gunshot wounds inflicted as he was leaving the scene of a failed drug deal. His bodyguard, Silas Swopes, was shot and wounded. They were at a house at 424 SE Locust in Topeka to sell a half kilo of cocaine. There were four other people present in the house during the aborted deal. Derrick Frank and…