Prep school accused rapist Labrie - change in appearance from mugshot to trial

[hifiguy]

9. Nothing unusual about this at all.

So don't go getting all up in a huff. It is standard courtroom procedure. It may be unconstitutional to make a defendant appear in court in prison garb.

When I was clerking for a trial court judge we had a murder trial where the accused was broght up from a federal prison to stand trial in state court. At the first appearance before just the judge he had long straggly hair and was wearing prison orange. First day of the trial he had a decent haircut and was wearing a coat, tie and dress slacks.

He wound up getting convicted by the DNA anyway.