Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lyon

Norfolk County Circuit Court

Decided March 16, 1998No. Case No. CR97004681-00PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge Everett A. Martin, Jr.

This case is before the court on Lyon’s motion to dismiss the indictments brought against him for abduction, burglary, and the use of a firearm in the commission of those felonies. Lyon was the agent of Joseph Boston, a North Carolina bondsman, at the time of the commission of the offenses alleged. Lyon broke through the glass outer door of Allen Hunter’s home in what he claims was an attempt to arrest Michael Griffin, and he allegedly held Hunter at gunpoint. Boston was the surety on a bail bond Griffin posted to obtain his release from jail on felony narcotics…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Steagald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  5. State v. LopezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. BurhansSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004

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