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Richard Glawson was on trial for shooting a police officer (and a handicapped guy's dog, among other things) when he attacked his...Juror. A grey-haired older man, as the jurors were leaving court for the weekend. The DA had asked to chain Glawson, but the Judge said no.That rule had changed by the time court resumed this week. Judge Patrick Brady had Glawson belly chained, leg chained, and chained to the floor. The Judge also refused defense attorney Joseph Griffin's request to question the jurors to see if their impartiality might be affected. The Judge did, however, release from jury service the juror who was attacked. Brady also denied the motion for mistrial, saying that Glawson brought this upon himself.What a great reason to let in all sorts of 404b /bad acts stuff - "the defendant brought this stuff upon himself...continue to full post

Full post as published by Gideon’s Guardians on May 23, 2007 (boomark / email).