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Drepaul v. State

A passenger in defendant's car fired three shots into the victims' car.

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Appellant Lionel Drepaul was convicted of the felony murders of Keith Walton and Robert Coffen, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm and sentenced to life in prison.1 He appeals and we affirm.

1. The evidence at trial showed that the day before the murders occurred appellant met with Walton and Jackson to purchase drugs. Appellant learned that the drugs were fake and began searching for Jackson and Walton. Appellant and at least two others waited in appellant’s car in the vicinity of Walton’s vehicle and asked bystanders if they knew where they could find Walton and Jackson. When Walton, Coffen and another individual later entered Walton’s vehicle, appellant pulled alongside Walton’s car, scraping the driver’s side of the door. The passenger in the backseat of appellant’s vehicle pulled out a revolver and fired three shots into Walton’s car. Walton and Coffen were shot and subsequently died.

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