Washington noted that a growing number of defendants had been showing up to
trial wearing glasses; Harris» lawyer had argued he needed them to read the voluminous court filings.
The judge noted that this was especially an issue because a growing number of defendants had been showing up for
trial wearing glasses.
Not exact matches
Donnell Harris
wore glasses during his
trial in 2008 for second degree murder.
A judge's instruction to the jury on how they could weigh testimony about a defendant's possible change in appearance at
trial - in this case,
wearing glasses - wasn't prejudicial, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled.
Harris
wore glasses during his
trial in 2008, but the prosecutor presented witnesses who said they didn't know that Harris had
worn them in the past.