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PEOPLE v. ROMAN

35 N.Y.2d 978 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rafael Roman, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 20, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Hellerstein and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Kenneth P. Olsen of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in Per Curiam opinion.

Per Curiam.

At the opening of his trial defendant's counsel requested that defendant be permitted to wear his own street clothing as is usual during the trial. The court refused this request and defendant was obliged to appear during his trial wearing distinctive prison attire, not otherwise described in the record. The District Attorney concedes that the People can advance no reason why it was necessary to try this...

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