Opinion ID: 2508188
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading:  Juror Nelson

Text: Davis challenges the trial court's finding that [j]uror Ed Nelson did not see [Davis] in leg restraints. [69] Nelson testified that the only time while he and other potential jurors were waiting in a courthouse hallway prior to voir dire, he saw both Davis and Wilson being escorted into the courtroom in standard restraints around their wrists and ankles, [70] during a transfer from an elevator through a hallway into a larger courtroom. [71] Nelson testified that he never saw Davis wearing restraints inside the courtroom. [72] Although Nelson stated he suffered a head injury after Davis's trial, he specifically testified that his memory of what he saw outside the courtroom was not affected by the injury. [73] The Petitioner concedes that the trial court's finding that no juror saw Davis being transported from the freight elevator was accurate. [74] That was the only time that Nelson ever recalled seeing Davis in shackles. [75] The trial court concluded that Nelson did not see Davis in handcuffs on the day the case was called for trial. Juror Nelson described seeing someone wearing an orange uniform with handcuffs in the front. However, Davis never wore an orange uniform in the presence of the jury. Davis testified that his cuffs were always handcuffed behind his back. Thus, the trial court's finding that juror Nelson did not see Davis in leg restraints is supported by substantial evidence. [76]