McCarthy, J.
Defendant, an inmate at the Broome County Jail, was convicted of two counts of assault in the first degree and one count of assault in the second degree following a jury trial. He was sentenced as a second violent felony offender to a total prison term of 23 years and postrelease supervision of five years. Defendant now appeals, arguing that he was deprived of a fair trial because he had on leg shackles during the trial.
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