State v. Dixon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Wallace L. Dixon, III, appeals his convictions of two counts of felony murder, five counts of aggravated battery, two counts of burglary, and one count each of theft, criminal damage to property, aggravated assault, and criminal possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to two consecutive life terms (each with no parole eligibility for 20 years) and 120 months consecutive to the life terms. This is a companion case to State v. Griffin, 279 Kan. 634, 112 P.3d 862 (2005).

At approximately 9 a.m. on July 29, 2001, an explosion and fire…