James Edward Kennedy v. Harold J. Cardwell, Warden

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that claims of prejudice resulting from brief sightings are \often characterized ... by the courts [as] frivolous\
• stating that “it is an abuse of discretion precipitously to employ shackles when less drastic security measures will adequately and reasonably suffice”
• noting that claims of prejudice resulting from brief sightings are “often characterized ... by the courts [as] frivolous”
• finding shackling, as a last resort, was not an abuse of discretion in the case
• involving a defendant who was shackled for security reasons as he presented a threat of violence and escape
• shackling, as last resort, not abuse of discretion in circumstances before court

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).