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- Title: Deck V. Missouri
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 23, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 87 KB
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We here consider whether shackling a convicted offender during the penalty phase of a capital case violates the Federal Constitution. We hold that the Constitution forbids the use of visible shackles during the penalty phase, as it forbids their use during the guilt phase, unless that use is "justified by an essential state interest" -- such as the interest in courtroom security -- specific to the defendant on trial. Holbrook v. Flynn, 475 U. S. 560, 568-569 (1986); see also Illinois v. Allen, 397 U. S. 337, 343-344 (1970).