Edwards v. State

COLEMAN, Justice.

From conviction for murder, defendant automatically appeals. Act No. 249, General Acts 1943, page 217; Code 1940, Recompiled 1958, Title 15, § 382(1) et seq.

Defendant pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.

Ground 18 of the motion for new trial is that “defendant was prejudiced by being brought before the Court and potential jurors in handcuffs, leg irons, and chains.”

We are not persuaded that reversible error is shown by the mere assertion that defendant was manacled when brought into court. This court has said:

“There is a marked distinction between…