Robbins v. State

2 Citing cases

  1. State v. Jamaal

    209 W. Va. 1 (W. Va. 2000)   Cited 23 times
    Finding a trial court erred in compelling three defense witnesses to testify while wearing prison clothing and shackles

    Additionally, courts in other jurisdictions have also prohibited the arbitrary use of shackles on an incarcerated witness for the defendant during the witness' trial testimony. See Harrell v. Israel, 672 F.2d 632 (7th Cir. 1982); Kennedy v. Cardwell, 487 F.2d 101 (6th Cir. 1973) ; Williams v. State, 629 P.2d 54 (Alaska 1981); People v. Valenzuela, 51 Cal.App.3d 180, 198 Cal.Rptr. 469 (1984); Robbins v. State, 340 S.E.2d 206 (Ga.App. 1986); People v. Myers, 185 Ill. App.3d 118, 540 N.E.2d 1050 (1989); State v. Bradford, 864 P.2d 680 (Kan. 1993); State v. Coursolle, 97 N.W.2d 472 (Minn. 1959); State v. Jones, 556 S.W.2d 736 (Mo.Ct.App. 1977).

  2. Brown v. State

    350 Ga. App. 104 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019)   Cited 1 times

    (Citation omitted.) Robbins v. State , 177 Ga. App. 547, 340 S.E.2d 206 (1986). In this case, Greene appeared for the first day of trial wearing prison garb.