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Filed <br />Washington State <br />Court of Appeals <br />Division Two <br />August 20, 2019 <br />IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />DIVISION II <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON, <br />Respondent, <br />V. <br />JOHN W. JACKSON, SR., <br />Appellant. <br />No. 51177-1-II <br />PUBLISHED OPINION <br />SUTTON, J. — John W. Jackson, Sr. appeals his conviction and sentence for second degree <br />assault by strangulation. Jackson argues that the trial court violated his constitutional right to due <br />process when it used restraints on him during pretrial hearings and jury trial without conducting <br />an individualized inquiry into the need for the restraints. He also argues that the trial court erred <br />by imposing legal financial obligations (LFOs) despite his indigency. We agree that the trial court <br />violated his constitutional right to due process by failing to conduct an individual inquiry into the <br />need for pretrial and trial restraints, but we hold that the errors were harmless. Accordingly, we <br />affirm his conviction and remand to the trial court for reconsideration of the imposition of LFOs. <br />Black. <br />FACTS <br />The State charged Jackson with second degree assault for strangling his fiancee, Darci <br />At his first pretrial appearance, Jackson appeared before the court in a belly chain and <br />shackles. Jackson's defense attorney objected to the restraints and moved to have them removed. <br />13 <br />