The Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether to throw out a Missouri inmate's death sentence because he was forced to appear in leg irons and handcuffed to a chain around his belly while a jury decided his fate. The defendant's lawyer, Rosemary Percival, argued, "Shacking a defendant basically places a thumb on death's side of the scale and dehumanizes him, making it easier for a jury to find in favor of a death sentence."
March 03, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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