Legal Opinion
State v. Lyons
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided August 19, 1997No. 79129PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, Judge.
A jury convicted defendant Andrew Lyons of two counts of murder in the first degree and one count of involuntary manslaughter. Lyons was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of his girlfriend, Bridgette Hams. He was also sentenced to death for the murder of Bridgette’s mother, Evelyn Sparks. Lyons was sentenced to seven years in prison for causing the death of his son, Dontay Harris. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the appeal. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. We affirm the judgments.
I. FACTS
This Court reviews the facts in the light most favorable to the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by45 opinions
- State v. MiddletonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
- State v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
- State v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002
- State v. RobinsonNebraska Supreme Court · 2006
40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.