GROSS, Judge.
Appellant, Donnie Jackson, appeals his conviction on two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer. We hold that the handcuffing of a defense witness to the witness chair was error, absent a showing that the restraint was necessary to maintain the security of the courtroom. However, under the facts of this case, we find such error to have been harmless.
The charges arose while Jackson was confined at the North Broward Detention Center. According...
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