United States Ninth Circuit

An evidentiary hearing is required to resolve a prisoner's habeas claim, that forcing him to wear a stun belt during trial violated his right of due process, as the trial court failed to meet minimum constitutional standards applicable to use of restraints.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/26/2003
• Published 08/26/2003

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge., Before THOMAS, PAEZ, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sung B. Park, Van Nuys, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Robert R. Anderson, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Kenneth C. Byrne, and Stephen A. McEwen, Office of the Attorney General of the State of California, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondent-appellee.