Trial Judge Who Properly Refused To Hear Criminal Defense Expert’s Testimony Will Not Preside Over Case On Remand
In this ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the trial court correctly refused to allow the testimony of the defendant’s proposed expert on criminal defense practice, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Judge Who Endorsed Prosecutor In Election Didn’t Have To Disqualify Himself From Criminal Case
A trial court judge did not have to disqualify himself from the defendant’s criminal case even though the judge had publicly endorsed the prosecutor in a Circuit Court election campaign.