State v. Allen

BRITT, Justice.

By his first assignment of error argued in his brief, defendant contends the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a photograph of him taken while he was in jail. He argues that the photograph was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. This assignment has no merit.

While the record is unclear as to just what defendant is complaining about in this assignment, it appears to relate to state’s Exhibit 2, a photograph of defendant taken while he was in jail in Petersburg, Virginia, on 2 July 1979. Witness Lacy Goodwin, one of the victims of the robbery, was shown…