Criminal
Nov. 6, 2009
Deputies Can Stand By Witnesses
A common courtroom practice of having a deputy stand next to a defendant on the witness stand won the endorsement of the state Supreme Court on Thursday.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A common courtroom practice of having a deputy stand next to a defendant on the witness stand won the endorsement of the California Supreme Court on Thursday.
But two of the seven justices dissented, saying trial court judges shouldn't use a so-called "human shackle" without good reason.
Judges aren't supposed to allow jurors to see defendants wearing pris...
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