Legal Opinion
Lefevre v. Cain
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2009No. 08-31233PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
The State appeals a district court judgment granting David Lefevre’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court found that Lefevre’s right to self-representation was violated because the leg shackles the court required him to wear during trial prevented him from attending bench conferences and moving freely about the courtroom during trial. The State argues that the shackles did not prevent Lefevre from preserving actual control of his case or destroy the jury’s perception that Lefevre was representing himself, and therefore Lefevre’s shackling did not violate…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Frantz v. HazeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. David Bruce McDermott IICourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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