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Shackling

A man was improperly convicted of first-degree murder because he was forced to appear in shackles at his trial, the Sixth Circuit ruled. The shackling was unconstitutional because there was no justification for it and the error was not harmless. 

CINCINNATI — A man was improperly convicted of first-degree murder because he was forced to appear in shackles at his trial, the Sixth Circuit ruled. The shackling was unconstitutional because there was no justification for it and the error was not harmless. 

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal

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