Lyons v. State

HINES, Justice.

Shirley Lyons appeals her convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping with bodily injury in connection with the asphyxiation death of her former boyfriend, Bobby Jackson. She challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of her guilt; the affidavit in support of the search warrant for her home; the admission of autopsy photographs; the admission of statements by the victim; the admission of what she terms her “confession”; the exclusion of certain alleged expert testimony; the allowance of victim impact statements during the penalty phase; the denial of a…