State v. Dupree

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

On the evening of December 14,2011, in Wichita, a group of four men carried out a burglary of a home, stealing tele visions among other things. In the process, one of the men murdered Markez Phillips, a young man who was in the residence. The four men were eventually identified as Reginald Dupree, Daniel Dupree, Malek Brown, and Francis Dupree.

The instant defendant, Nicholas Dupree, was also quickly linked to the crime. The State s theory at trial was that he was a fifth member of the group and, as stated by one witness, the “mastermind.” A…