Legal Opinion
Maus v. Baker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 2014No. 13-2420PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against guards and other personnel at a county jail in which he’d been a pretrial detainee. His claim that they had used excessive force against him survived summary judgment and was tried to a jury, which found for the defendants. The plaintiff was a prison inmate at the time of his trial, and his only substantial claim on appeal is that he was denied a fair trial because he was compelled to wear shackles and his prison uniform in the courtroom— *927with the shackles (as well as, of course, the uniform) visible to the jury —…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Holbrook v. FlynnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Nash v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- United States v. David VanceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
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