Richard Anthony Montez v. the State of Texas

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS RICHARD ANTHONY MONTEZ, § No. 08-23-00026-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 187th Judicial District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of Bexar County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 2022-CR-9260) MEMORANDUM OPINION This appeal turns our attention to the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.1 Appellant, Richard Anthony Montez, was arrested in February 2018 but not tried until November 2022. He was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. In a single issue on appeal, Appellant contends…