Legal Opinion

Lyons v. State

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided November 10, 2006No. 2005-121-AppealPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY, for the Court.

Kevin M. Lyons (Lyons), appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court denying his application for postconviction relief. This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on October 4, 2006, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not summarily be decided. After hearing the arguments and examining the memoranda filed by the parties, we are of the opinion that cause has not been shown, and we proceed to decide the appeal at this time without further briefing or argument. For…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Toole v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  3. State v. LyonsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  4. Tarvis v. MoranSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
  5. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
  2. Alessio v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
  3. Lyons v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012

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