PEARY v. CONNECTICUT

No. 78-1380.

441 U.S. 966 (1979)

PEARY, AKA PEAY v. CONNECTICUT.

Supreme Court of United States.

May 21, 1979.


Certiorari denied.

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL, dissenting.

Petitioner challenges the admission into evidence of a partially masked mug shot. In my view, displaying to the jury a mug shot of a criminal defendant creates the same potential for prejudice as forcing him to stand trial in prison attire. See Estelle v. Williams, 425 U.S. 501. 503-506 (1976). Particularly since the Connecticut Supreme Court conceded that the...

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