Legal Opinion

Christina Lyons v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided February 26, 2015No. 03-12-00474-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-12-00474-CR Christina Lyons, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. CR-11-0101, HONORABLE WILLIAM HENRY, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted appellant Christina Lyons of the offense of capital murder.1 The district court rendered judgment on the verdict and automatically sentenced Lyons to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. In five points of error on appeal, Lyons asserts that the district court: (1) abused its discretion by denying…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Motilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Holmes v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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