Lyons v. State

OPINION

STEWART, Judge.

The police arrested Duley E. Lyons for assault shortly after he threatened his ex-wife and drove to an Eagle River apartment complex where she was present. One of the police officers searched Lyons's vehicle and seized a handgun found in the glove box. Because Lyons was a convicted felon, the State charged him with misconduct involving weapons in the third degree for being a felon in possession of a firearm capable of being concealed on one's person. 1

' Lyons moved to suppress the handgun, arguing that the search that led to the discovery of the handgun was illegal.…