'Never before have we seen any behaviour like this': Appeals court overturns conviction after judge shocks defendant three times with stun belt

A judge administered multiple electric shocks to a defendant on trial as a “punishment” for not answering his questions properly, an appeals court has heard. Judge George Gallagher ordered Terry Lee Morris to be shocked three times during his 2014 trial in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was accused and subsequently convicted of soliciting sexual performance from a 15-year-old girl. The Texas Eight Court of Appeals in El Paso has overturned the judgement on the basis the shocks “violated” Morris’ constitutional rights, the Texas Lawyer website reported.

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