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Virginia Supreme Courts Upholds Conviction of Man Forced to Stand Trial in Jail Clothes

On June 2, 2016, the seven judge Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a court of appeals decision to uphold the conviction of a defendant who had a jury trial while wearing jail-issued attire. The unanimous ruling was written by Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons.

The defendant, Robert Allen Wilkins, was housed ...

 

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