MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says a judge properly ordered a jail inmate to open his mouth and display his platinum teeth to verify a detective’s testimony. Jurors convicted Ramon Gonzalez in 2008 of helping other inmates in the Milwaukee County jail beat fellow prisoner Frederick Brown. A detective testified that Brown told him a man with platinum teeth was involved in the beating and the detective thought Gonzalez had platinum teeth. Judge William Brash ordered Gonzalez to show his teeth to the jury. Gonzalez contends the order violated his right against self-incrimination. The Supreme Court rejected his arguments in a unanimous decision released Wednesday. Justice Patrick Crooks wrote that Gonzalez’s teeth amounted to physical evidence that helped confirm his identity.
