Labels:book | bulletin board | reckoner | sky | tree | windowpane OCR: 1981, cert. denied, 456 U.S. 916 (1982). In Chantal. Judge Joln Brown sitting designation from the Fifth Circuit, offered the most thorough and well-reasoned anal lvsis whether appearance of bias acquired in the courtroom requires recusal under 455(a). 902 F.2d 1019-23 A 1987 sentencinp hearing. the district judge in Chantal strongly condemned the defendant for his tole in drug-related incident. 11 1019. -20 Chantal was subse. quently indicted again on similar grounds pue his case was assigned the same judge Chantal then filed motion urging the trial judge recuse himself alleging that his forcefu remarks made at the sentencing hearing raised substantial question impartiality. 1020. The trial judg declined recuse himself and shortly thereafter Chantal entered plea of guilty to the seconu in ...