P. v. Rouse
A jury convicted defendant Joseph Rouse of 22 counts of various sex offenses committed against two children who were at a holiday party he attended and three children who lived in his neighborhood. He was sentenced to serve a total of 350 years to life in prison on 14 of the counts, with his sentences on the other eightcounts to run concurrently, and two of the concurrent terms were stayed. Defendant contends that his due process right to a fair trial was prejudicially impaired because some jurors three times briefly saw him shackled and in prison garb while being transported to the courtroom, and that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. We shall affirm the judgment.
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