• Chozo@fedia.io
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    18 hours ago

    Does the court decide that he has to wear the vest, or was that a decision by his team? I know the shackles are typically requested by the court, but my understanding is that the rest of a defendant’s wardrobe is their own decision.

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      16 hours ago

      Being in police custody, means they are legally responsible for his health and safety.
      They can require something like a vest on those grounds.

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      Other appearances he’s made have been sans vest. I can’t imagine that anything has changed so much in the interim that his defense would want a vest on him.