State v. Potts

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.:

On the night of October 20,2012,15-year-old Deaar-ion Potts drove three acquaintances around Kansas City, Kansas, in a car that Potts stole earlier that day. During the excursion, Potts drove up behind a car and his three passengers proceeded to fire weapons at the vehicle, killing Ramon Bradley, one of the car’s four occupants. As a result, Potts was charged with felony murder, criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle, and burglary. After the district court authorized Potts to stand trial as an adult, a jury found him guilty of…