Does requiring a defendant to wear jail clothing impair the presumption of innocence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. O'Campos, D072735 (Cal. App. 2019):
jury that a defendant is in custody may similarly impair the presumption of innocence. (See People v. Bradford (1997) 15 Cal.4th 1229, 1336 (Bradford) [noting that "[i]t may be inferred that other information [beyond jail clothing] having the same tendency to remind the jury that a defendant is in custody, might have a similar effect [as requiring a defendant to wear jail clothing].")
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