The Yale Law Journal

Steven Shepard

Comment

Should the Criminal Defendant Be Assigned a Seat in Court?

Steven Shepard

115 Yale L.J. 2203 (2006)

In this Comment I question the U.S. Attorney's claim that every criminal defendant should be required to sit at the table farthest from the jury. Courtroom seating is properly within a trial judge's discretion, and there are good reasons for seating some criminal defendants …