State v. Lyons

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by defendant Antawin B. Lyons from his conviction of premeditated first-degree murder. His appeal centers around the trial judge conducting an in camera hearing with a witness and limiting Lyons’ cross-examination of William Henderson.

The in camera examination was held outside of the presence of Lyons and counsel for either the State or Lyons, but conducted with their knowledge and consent. The in camera examination was of a witness, Deletha Kelley. If the trial court erred in conducting an in camera examination of…