P. v. Walters
A jury convicted Donta Walters of pimping (Pen. Code, § 266h, subd. (a)), and Walters admitted a prison prior (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)). The court imposed a five-year prison term.
Walters contends his due process rights were violated because one or more jurors saw him in shackles while he was being transported to and from the courtroom. We determine Walters forfeited this contention because his counsel did not object or ask for a curative instruction. We reject Walters's alternate argument that his counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to assert a timely objection.
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