Lucero v. People

The defendant, Richard Joseph Lucero, was charged and convicted of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery for which he was sentenced to concurrent terms in the penitentiary. The convictions are here for review on writ of error.

The defendant alleges numerous errors which he claims entitle him to a new trial, three of which we deem worthy of consideration. In order, they are: (1) Denial of a speedy trial; (2) prejudice resulting from the security measures employed by the sheriffs office during the trial; (3) the admission into evidence of in-custody statements which were not…