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No. 51177-14I <br />Jackson testified as follows. The day before Black's doctor's appointment, Black and <br />Jackson had sexual intercourse in a car. After Black's doctor's appointment the next day, Jackson <br />drove her back to her parents' house. On the way to Black's parents' house, Black became <br />irritable, and Jackson suggested she get her medication that helps with her anger. Once at Black's <br />parents' house, Black went inside. When Black returned to the car, she started yelling at Jackson <br />and accused him of cheating on her. After arguing for an hour, Jackson indicated that he was <br />going to leave, at which point Black started punching him. Jackson ultimately got out of the car <br />and started walking away. Black chased after him, yelling at him, and demanding he tell her who <br />he was sleeping with. Eventually Black's sister yelled at Black to "just let him go Darc, just let <br />him go." RP at 458. <br />The jury found Jackson guilty of second degree assault. The trial court sentenced Jackson <br />to 20 months confinement and imposed various LFOs. <br />Jackson appeals his conviction and sentence. <br />ANALYSIS <br />I. PRETRIAL & TRIAL RESTRAINT <br />Jackson argues that the trial court violated his constitutional right to due process when it <br />adopted the jail's blanket policy of shackling criminal defendants during pretrial proceedings, and <br />by requiring him to wear a leg restraint during the jury trial without conducting an individual <br />inquiry into the need to restrain him. We hold that the trial court violated Jackson's constitutional <br />right to due process by failing to perform an individualized inquiry into the need to restrain him at <br />the pretrial proceedings and at trial, but we further hold that these errors were harmless. <br />5 <br />17 <br />