 As a result, his right to confront witnesses as stated in the 6th Amendment (as well as idea of an impartial jury) was violated by the shackles.Also, Deck's counsel argued that the shackles violated the defendant's rights that “give meaning to the defendant’s right to be present at his trial.” It was argued that the shackles limited Deck from freely conversing with his counsel, and that they prevented him from taking the stand to defend himself.The defense wrote that this would increase the chances of Deck being sentenced to death by the jury which made the shackling unconstitutional.