United States Ninth Circuit

An evidentiary hearing is necessary to determine the extent to which the shackling of defendant during trial became visible to the jurors, and whether the shackling was prejudicial, thus denial of a habeas petition is vacated.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2002
• Decided 01/07/2003
• Published 01/07/2003

Judges

• Before BRIGHT,GOODWIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maria E. Stratton, Federal Public Defender, and James H. Locklin, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Meagan J. Beale, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Adrianne S. Denault, Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for the respondent-appellee.