Like this is going to help the guy's case when it is presented to a jury.

A satanist on trial for allegedly killing and dismembering another man, then eating portions of the body, may wear his full religious regalia when he defends himself in court, a Florida judge has ruled.

The prosecutor in the case, Assistant State Attorney Herbert E. Walker III, told WND the motion was brought by Lazaro Galindo, who is on trial for the 2000 death of Argelio Gonzalez.

It was approved by trial Judge Peter Adrien.

Walker said he did not object to the request, because Galindo cited recent decisions that have allowed Islam into U.S. courtrooms for Muslim faithful, and he didn't want to set up a circumstance that could result in grounds for an appeal if Galindo is convicted.

This strikes me as a particularly dumb move -- after all, it is likely to give teh jury a bad impression of a guy charged with murdering a man and then eating parts of his victim. But then again, maybe that is the idea -- seek to get off on the argument that he cannot get a fair trial because people are inherently biased against cannibalistic devil-worshipers.

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