State v. Hazley

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge

Appellant was convicted of third-degree burglary following a court trial. He argues that he is entitled to a new trial because his appearance in jail clothes during trial violated his due-process right to a fair trial under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and violated Minnesota Rule of Criminal Procedure 26.03, subdivision 2(b). We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant was charged with third-degree burglary after he was discovered in á restricted area of a Macy’s store placing merchandise for which he had not paid in a garbage bag. The day before his trial…