Criminal
Oct. 23, 2001
'Chain Gang' Shackling Calls for New Jury Trial, 4th District Says
LOS ANGELES - Keeping a group of alleged gang members shackled together during their murder trial painted a "chain gang" image so prejudicial that the defendants deserve a new jury trial, a state appellate court has ruled in an unpublished opinion.
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