The defendant, Jimmy R. Linkous, seeks to overturn his first degree murder conviction without a recommendation of mercy on the primary ground that when he was initially brought into the courtroom for his trial, he was handcuffed. He also complains of the trial court's refusal to grant a mistrial when several jurors witnessed a scuffle that he had with court bailiffs. Additional evidentiary errors are assigned...
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