United States v. Larry Halliburton

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• reiterating that “a jury’s brief, inadvertent observation of a defendant in custody does not compel reversal in the absence of an affirmative showing of actual prejudice”
• “If we find that the jurors’ brief view of Halliburton in handcuffs was not inherently prejudicial, we must then determine whether appellant has carried his burden of affirmatively show- ing actual prejudice.”
• “If we find that the jurors’ brief view of Halliburton in handcuffs was not inherently prejudicial, we must then determine whether appellant has carried his burden of affirmatively show- ing actual prejudice.”
• “Whether a defendant’s right to a fair trial is violated because members of the jury observe him in handcuffs is a question of law that is reviewed independently without deference to the district court’s determination of this issue.”
• curative measures included instructing the U.S. Marshals to be discreet

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).