Alfred Ronnie Harrell v. Thomas R. Israel, Warden, and Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin

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• drawing a distinction between cases where jury was “aware of’ shackles because no precautions were taken and cases where precautions were taken to conceal shackles from jury
• drawing a distinction between cases where jury was \aware of\ shackles because no precautions were taken and cases where precautions were taken to conceal shackles from jury
• listing cases in which no prejudice occurred because of inadvertent sighting
• both require a showing of extreme need to justify the use of physical restraints at trial
• both require a showing of extreme need to justify the use of physical restraints at trial
• visible restraints “could instill in the jury a belief that the defendant is a dangerous individual who cannot be controlled, an idea that could be devastating to his defense.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).