Peary v. Connecticut

Supreme Court of the United States
Peary v. Connecticut, 441 U.S. 966 (1979)
99 S. Ct. 2417

Peary v. Connecticut

Dissenting Opinion

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 mug shot of petitioner was of “limited probative value,” its use at trial raises substantial questions under the Sixth and *967Fourteenth Amendments. Accordingly, I would grant cer-tiorari and set the case for argument.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Conn. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name
Peary, aka Peay v. Connecticut
Status
Published