Britton v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not err by (1) failing to stop trial and conduct a competency hearing on its own volition; (2) failing to grant a mistrial after Appellant had an outburst in front of the jury, as the fundamental fairness of the trial was not affected; and (3) requiring Appellant to wear a stun belt, shackles and handcuffs for the remainder of the trial after his outburst in the courtroom, as Appellant’s own conduct brought about the need for restraints, and he was not denied his right to a fair trial.
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