Lyons v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

This case arises from a murder for hire committed in the course of appellants’ cocaine-selling operation. Following a three-week trial, the jury found Lyons guilty of first-degree murder while armed, 1 assault with a dangerous weapon (ADW), 2 and conspiracy to distribute cocaine; 3 Cooper was found guilty of second-degree murder while armed, 4 ADW, conspiracy, and carrying a pistol without a license. 5 On appeal they raise several claims of error, of which we reject all but one. We reverse the convictions of both appellants and remand for a new trial because, in the…