SCRIVENER v. COM.


539 S.W.2d 291 (1976)

James Riley SCRIVENER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey P. Morris, Staff Atty., Jefferson District Public Defender, Louisville, for appellant.

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Robert W. Riley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CLAYTON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction entered March 14, 1975, on a jury verdict which found appellant guilty on charges of burglary and of being an habitual criminal under KRS 431.190.

Appellant raises this meritorious question: Did the trial court err by failing to grant a defense motion requesting a continuance, so that appellant could be tried in street clothing rather than identifiable prison clothing?

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