Legal Opinion

State v. Lyon

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 2019No. 20180130PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Crothers, Justice.

[¶1] Branden Lyon appeals from an amended judgment entered after his convictions for attempted murder, terrorizing, terrorizing-domestic violence, and illegal possession of a firearm. We conclude Lyon's sentence is illegal because the district court did not act within statutorily prescribed sentencing limits. The amended judgment is reversed and the case remanded for resentencing Lyon.

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[¶2] In October 2015 Lyon was charged with attempted murder, a class A felony, terrorizing, a class C felony, terrorizing-domestic violence, a class C felony and illegal possession of a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. CainNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
  2. State v. ClarkNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
  3. State v. ClarkNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
  4. State v. CainNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State v. HutchinsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. LyonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2020
  2. State v. HoehnNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
  3. State v. RollerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2024
  4. State v. RollerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2024
  5. State v. LyonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019

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