Whittington v. State

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of the offense of motor vehicle theft. We affirm.

1. Appellant alleges error in the trial court’s denial of his motion for mistrial. Appellant’s motion was premised upon his contention that the jury was unduly prejudiced by the fact that he was brought into the courtroom dressed in prison clothes. Under the authority of Hayslip v. State, 154 Ga. App. 835 (1980), we find no error.

The record shows that the prison clothing worn by appellant consisted of blue jeans and a brown or tan shirt, neither of which exhibited any marking of any kind commonly…