holding Superior Court judge was not required to disqualify himself from presiding over sentence review hearing of defendant who had previously been charged with threatening him in a different case
Summary of this case from Webb v. WesleyNo. 401, 2004.
February 14, 2005.
Appeal from the Superior (Sussex) CrA 01-12-0557.
Decision without published opinion. Affirmed.
holding Superior Court judge was not required to disqualify himself from presiding over sentence review hearing of defendant who had previously been charged with threatening him in a different case
Summary of this case from Webb v. Wesleyholding that, based on Los, disqualification was not required where the defendant had been charged with threatening the presiding Superior Court judge, even if the judge was aware of the charges.
Summary of this case from State v. Desmondfinding there was no sufficient appearance of bias when the defendant had been accused of threatening a superior court judge who later presided over the defendant's sentencing hearing on an unrelated matter
Summary of this case from Watson v. StateFull title:ROBINSON v. STATE
Court:Supreme Court of Delaware
Date published: Feb 14, 2005
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