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No. 51177-1-II <br />The trial court concluded that until the video conferencing policy could be implemented, <br />the court would proceed under its previous ruling, which adopted the Clallam County Corrections <br />Facility's shackling policy for all pretrial hearings. The previous policy considered general <br />"security concerns associated with transporting varying numbers of in -custody defendants from <br />secure facilities to less -secure courtrooms" and noted that Clallam County "is routinely limited by <br />budget issues and staff shortages." See Motion to Supp. Record on Appeal at 12 (May 1, 2018). <br />Under the policy, all criminal defendants would appear at pretrial proceedings in shackles, and the <br />trial court would not consider motions for removal of the restraints during pretrial proceedings. <br />When the case proceeded to jury trial, Jackson was fitted with a leg brace, which he wore <br />under his clothes. The brace would lock into position when he straightened his leg. Defense <br />counsel objected to the brace, noting that the trial court had not made any rulings about the use of <br />this restraint during trial. The trial court responded: <br />At this juncture, I don't think there's anything inappropriate in having that limited <br />security measure employed. To the extent that your client wishes to testify, we'll <br />make sure that he gets into the witness box without the jury being present and seeing <br />him perhaps have some difficulty walking. But, at this juncture, I think that it is <br />appropriate to have some limited security and I think that the brace that is employed <br />is certainly appropriate. <br />RP at 75. <br />Black testified at trial. She said that Jackson drove her to a doctor's appointment. On their <br />way home from the appointment, Jackson drove onto an industrial road and he and Black began <br />having sexual intercourse. Jackson became upset, accused Black of cheating on him, and ripped <br />Black's engagement ring off of her finger. Jackson pushed Black and started to strangle her, <br />saying, "[D]ie, why don't you Ping die." RP at 317. Jackson let go and then strangled Black a <br />3 <br />15 <br />