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Stun Belts in Court Unconstitutional

Loaded on Sept. 15, 1999 published in Prison Legal News September, 1999, page 24
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Class Certification, International Law, Immunity/Liability, Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Municipal Liability, Judicial Immunity. Location: California.
A federal district court in California held that the use of stun belts, as a control device on criminal defendants in courtroom proceedings, raises serious questions as to the practices' constitutionality. As a result, the court issued a preliminary injunction (PI) enjoining the Los Angeles County Sheriff from such use ...

 

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