CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Percy Jones was tried and convicted of first-degree murder and robbery in Alameda County Superior Court, and was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. As a security measure during the six-week long trial, the trial judge ordered petitioner to be handcuffed to his wheelchair during the proceedings. Jones now appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. He argues...
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