· 6/9/1976
William Leroy Wright v. The State of Texas
Citations
- 533 F.2d 185
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 8637
How courts have described this case
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- “significant possibility” that jurors saw defendant in handcuffs was insufficient to establish due process violation
- jury panel may have seen defendant in handcuffs during jury selection, but not during trial
- \We have consistently held that a brief and fortuitous encounter of the defendant in handcuffs by jurors is not prejudicial and requires an affirmative showing of prejudice by the defendant.\
- \We have consistently held that a brief and fortuitous encounter of the defendant in handcuffs by jurors is not prejudicial and requires an affirmative showing of prejudice by the defendant.\
- \We have consistently held that a brief and fortuitous encounter of the defendant in handcuffs by jurors is not prejudicial and requires an affirmative showing of prejudice by the defendant.\
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Judges: Ainsworth, Morgan, Roney
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