State v. Lyons

Andrew Lyons was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree and one count of involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to death on both counts of murder. The judgment was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Lyons, 951 S.W.2d 584 (Mo. banc 1997), cert, denied, 522 U.S. 1130, 118 S.Ct. 1082, 140 L.Ed.2d 140 (1998). Thereafter, this Court affirmed the denial of Lyons’ request for post-conviction relief. Lyons v. State, 39 S.W.3d 32 (Mo. banc 2001), cert, denied, 534 U.S. 976, 122 S.Ct. 402, 151 L.Ed.2d 305 (2001). Lyons now appeals the trial court’s judgments in the two…