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Forcing WV Prisoner to Wear Jail Garb At Sentencing Violates Due Process Clauses

Jeffrey Finley, a West Virginia state prisoner, was convicted of murdering his neighbor. The trial court, believing it had unfettered discretion to make him wear jail clothes at sentencing, denied his request to wear street clothing and forced him to wear a bright orange jail uniform. The jury sentenced him ...

 

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