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Texas Judge Delivers 50k Volt Shock to Silence Defendant

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Texas Judge Delivers 50k Volt Shock to Silence Defendant

A recent article by the Washington Post reports that a Texas Judge ordered a Defendant to be shocked by a shock belt that delivered an 8 second 50,000 volt jolt to the Defendant when the Defendant didn’t answer questions in a manner that was acceptable to the judge.  A Texas court of appeals has reversed the man’s conviction.

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