Topley v. State

DOWNEY, Judge.

On June 9, 1982, we issued an opinion in this case remanding the cause to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether appellant could have obtained suitable clothing for trial from his family, friends, or social agencies. The trial court has held an evidentiary hearing and found therefrom that appellant did have clothing available to him to wear at his trial.

On this appeal appellant contended that he was compelled to go to trial in prison garb, which constituted a violation of his constitutional right to due process because it impinges upon the presumption of…