In the Interest of K.R.

JOE L. DRAUGHN,

Justice, dissenting (Assigned).

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to reverse the judgment and jury verdict in this case which terminated the parental rights of appellant to his daughter. I disagree with the majority opinion’s conclusion that the appellant was denied a fair trial simply because he was in handcuffs during the trial. After considering all of the circumstances of the trial and the substantial evidence presented to the jury, I find that the mere observation of the appellant in handcuffs by the jury, when viewed in the total context of the trial and…