Opinion ID: 2343191
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: ksp lapel pins (# 48)

Text: Appellant argues that he was denied due process and his right to a fair and impartial jury because the prosecuting attorneys in this case wore Kentucky State Police lapel pins. One pin was smaller than the diameter of a dime and the others were one inch (1) wide and nine-sixteenths of an inch (9/16) tall. We find Appellant's overblown claims that [t]he KSP lapel pin amounted to a form of symbolism conveying ideas of law and order and safety and security and that [t]here is no way to measure the passion such a symbol might invoke unpersuasive. The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it overruled Appellant's objection and declined to exercise a veto power over the attorneys' fashion choices.