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Sixth Circuit: Trial Judge’s Personal and Condemnatory Remarks Directed Toward Defendant Requires Recusal
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2024
by Douglas Ankney
published in Criminal Legal News
January, 2024, page 34
Filed under:
Different Judge,
Appearance of Justice/Impartiality,
Comments by Judge.
Locations:
Kentucky,
Michigan.
by Douglas Ankney
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a trial judge’s personal and condemnatory remarks directed toward a defendant required recusal of the judge.
Leron Liggins was charged with drug-related offenses in Michigan and Kentucky in 2018. Liggins stated his intention to plead guilty ...
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