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Trial In Jail Clothes Unconstitutional Only if Objection Raised
The U.S. Supreme Court held that although states are prohibited by the
Fourteenth Amendment from compelling an accused person to stand trial
before a jury attired in clearly identifiable jail issue clothes, an
objection to the attire must be raised if a constitutional violation is to
be established.
Unable to ...
Fourteenth Amendment from compelling an accused person to stand trial
before a jury attired in clearly identifiable jail issue clothes, an
objection to the attire must be raised if a constitutional violation is to
be established.
Unable to ...
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