He was also found guilty of seven attempted murders - four of them arising from a home-made grenade attack on riot police during the Drumcree protests in 1998 - two drug offences and possession of a handgun used to murder Michael McGoldrick in 1996. In all Fulton was found guilty of 48 separate charges in a trial that proved to be the longest in the legal history of Northern Ireland.
He was also found guilty of seven attempted murders - four stemming from a homemade grenade assault on riot police during the Drumcree protests in 1998 - two drug offenses and possession of a handgun used to kill Michael McGoldrick in 1996. In total, Fulton was convicted of 48 distinct charges in a trial that set a record for the longest in Northern Ireland's legal history.