State v. Archuletta

CROCKETT, Justice.

Valentino Archuletta was found guilty by a jury of the crime of having robbed Helmuth K. Sahm, a cab driver after the *257latter picked up the defendant as a fare at about 3rd East and 6th South in Salt Lake City on the night of November 13, 1971.

The' only issue raised as a basis for reversal is that the court erred in overruling his objection to proceeding with the trial while he was dressed in what he characterizes as “jail clothing.”

At the inception of the trial, and in the absence of the jury, defendant’s counsel made the objection about his clothing. The proceeding was…