Legal Opinion
United States v. Brandau
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2009No. 06-10512, 06-10717PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
A criminal defendant’s first and sometimes only exposure to a court of law occurs at his initial appearance. The conditions of that appearance establish for him the foundation for his future relationship with the court system, and inform him of the kind of treatment he may anticipate, as well as the level of dignity and fairness that he may expect. We have recognized that shackling defendants at such time “effectuates some diminution of the liberty of pretrial detainees and detracts to some extent from the dignity and the decorum of a critical stage of a criminal…
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