Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends on appeal that the trial court violated his First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion by denying his request to adjourn his trial from Thursday to the following Monday to accommodate his religious beliefs and practices. The Muslim Sabbath is observed on Friday and the defendant advised the trial court that he was "studying to be a Muslim". He, therefore, claimed the right not to have his trial...
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