Lyons v. State

COVINGTON, Judge.

Appellant, Andrew Lyons, was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree, section 565.020.1, RSMo 1994, and one count of involuntary manslaughter, section 565.024.1, RSMo 1994. This Court affirmed the convictions and sentences. 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). Appellant then filed for post-conviction relief under Rule 29.15, which the motion court denied after conducting an evidentiary hearing consisting largely of depositions and other exhibits. On appeal, appellant raises six…