George Wharton v. Kevin Chappell

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[S]hackling during transport . . . could be perceived as increasing the dignity of the courtroom because a prisoner’s shackles are removed for open-court proceedings.”
• analyzing the prejudice prong and noting that “the jury did not reach its verdict easily, possibly out of recognition that, although his crimes were heinous, Petitioner himself clearly suffers from serious mental illness and came from a disadvantaged and abusive home”
• analyzing the prejudice prong and noting that “the jury did not reach its verdict easily, possibly out of recognition that, although his crimes were heinous, Petitioner himself clearly suffers from serious mental illness and came from a disadvantaged and abusive home”
• “Childhood sexual abuse can be powerful evidence in mitigation, particularly when it is not an isolated event.”
• “[J]urors know that, as a matter of routine, some defendants are in custody during trial and that security needs during transport demand restraints.”
• “The jury’s notes and the fact that it deliberated over the course of three days suggest that the verdict was not an easy one to reach”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).