Hoang v. People

T1 Four armed men broke into a home, assaulted three people inside, and stole jewelry and cash at gunpoint. Prosecutors alleged that Ricky Hoang was the leader and tried him for his involvement in the home invasion robbery. Hoang was restrained with leg shackles during his jury trial, over his repeated objections. After the jury con-viected him on more than twenty counts, Hoang appealed. Due to prolonged delay in producing the record, over three-and-a-half years passed from filing Hoang's appeal to *783certifying the record with the court of appeals.

2 The court of appeals affirmed the manner in…