Legal Opinion

Lyons v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 15, 1995No. S95A0506PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Justice.

James Stacey Lyons was convicted of murder and possession of a *408firearm in the shooting death of Dwayne Palmer.1 He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and five years for possession, to be served consecutively. He appeals and we affirm.

Decided May 15, 1995. Richard O. Ward, for appellant. Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Lyons and three other men were looking for Palmer and drove to a convenience store where he was shopping. Lyons, who was armed, and another man remained in the car as guards while the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. O'DONNELL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  3. Prince v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McCord v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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