Council v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Tifiloe Maurice Council guilty of armed robbery, making terroristic threats, possessing a knife during the commission of a crime, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, and several traffic offenses in connection with the holdup of a convenience store in Columbia County. Council alleges that the trial court erred in denying his request to have his leg shackles removed during trial. Finding no prejudicial error, we affirm.

While in the presence of the jury, a defendant “should be free of indicia of guilt such as wearing shackles or prison garb, or…