Carpio arrived handcuffed and under heavy guard. Instead of prison garb, he was wearing ivory-colored pants, a white shirt with blue pinstripes and white sneakers. His hair is longer than seen previously and curly.

In some previous appearances, he has been more severely restrained, including the wearing of a face mask known as a spit shield. He has been held at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston.

Carpio is accused of shooting Det. Sgt. James Allen at police headquarters in April 2005, then jumping out a third-floor window in a bid to escape.

Allen's widow walked down the hall and into the courtroom a short time after Carpio passed by. The press and other spectators on the floor were kept well away as she and Carpio entered.

Krause also said he will not allow news cameras in the courtroom for jury selection.

Carpio's case had been transferred to Krause from Superior Court Judge William A. Dimitri as his health failed. Dimitri died Saturday.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Greg Smith and Journal photographer Kathy Borchers