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LAKIN v. STINE

No. 05-1388.

431 F.3d 959 (2005)

David Patrick LAKIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne W. STINE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 19, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Margaret Sind Raben, Gurewitz & Raben, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Jerrold E. Schrotenboer, Office of the Attorney General, Jackson, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Margaret Sind Raben, Gurewitz & Raben, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Jerrold E. Schrotenboer, Office of the Attorney General, Jackson, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, MARTIN, and COLE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

David Patrick Lakin appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging constitutional error because he was forced to wear leg iron shackles during his trial in state court. The district court found that Lakin's due process rights were violated when he was forced to wear leg irons during his trial, but concluded that the error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence...

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