Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Oct 30, 2018
State of Missouri vs. Darious Ashton Lucas
Darious Lucas appealed his convictions for two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. He argued the trial court erred by excluding a third-party confession, refusing a special jury instruction on informant credibility, and denying his speedy trial motion. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding the confession lacked reliability, the standard jury instruction was sufficient, and Lucas failed to establish a detainer for his speedy trial claim.