HUGHES v. STATE

No. 71-1417.

272 So.2d 21 (1973)

Dennis Robert HUGHES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender and Bennett H. Brummer, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and William L. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Lynn Richard Mattaway, Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and CHARLES CARROLL and HAVERFIELD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Dennis Robert Hughes was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, and this appeal by the defendant ensued.

Appellant argued the judgment should be reversed because he was brought before the trial jury in what he contends was prison garb. We find no merit therein. The record shows the clothes he wore at the trial were not prison garb, but were his own clothing consisting of a work shirt and blue jean trousers. It appeared...

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