Shock Belt Tainted Ga. Death Penalty Trial, ACLU Lawyers Say

A stun belt, like this one from a 1998 case in Los Angeles, is at the center of a push for a new trial in a Georgia death penalty case.

Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press

Lawyers for a Georgia death row inmate are asking for a new trial based on something the defendant was wearing during his original murder trial: a 50,000-watt stun belt.

NOVA Security Group is the Florida company that makes the stun belt Rodney Young wore during his murder trial five years ago.

A promotional video for the product shows a series of defendants suddenly attacking people in courtrooms, except for the ones wearing stun belts. They fall to the ground seconds after they stand up.