In what circumstances will a federal judge order a defendant to be shackled and gagged?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States ex rel. Bruno v. Herold, 408 F.2d 125 (2nd Cir. 1969):
And somewhat analogous is the recent situation in a New York federal court where to maintain courtroom decorum, the trial judge ordered certain defendants in a multi-defendant criminal case to be shackled and even gagged as they sat before the jury for days. United States v. Bentvena, 319 F.2d 916, 930 (2d Cir.), cert denied, sub. nom. Mirra v. United States, 375 U.S. 740, 84 S.Ct. 360, 11 L.Ed.2d 272 (1963).
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