PER CURIAM.
On October 20, 1987, relator Jimmie Brown was brought to a courtroom in the Orleans Parish Criminal Courts Building to stand trial for illegal possession of a stolen automobile valued at more than $500, in violation of La.R.S. 14:69. When relator entered the courtroom he was clad in brown garments belonging to Orleans Parish Prison. The trial judge brought the defendant's prison attire to the attention of the prospective jurors summoned for voir dire examination...
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