Labels:book | bulletin board | reckoner | sky OCR: Judge Elliott's Conduct During the Course of the 1991 Trial Reflects An Appearance Bias Against the Defendants Defendants' original motion recuse was based solely an their belief that teasonable person, reviewing Judge Elliott's conduct during the 1983 trial, find an appearance of bias against Father Bourgeois and his codefendants lr evaluating the appropriate remedy this case, however, the Court should consider not only the 1983 trial, but events during and after the 1991 trial as well. cf Liljeberg, 486 U.S at 855 58 (ordering vacatur and recusal under 455{a} or the basis events which occurred following judgment); Bland, 697 F.2d 266 remarke made after verdict indirectly reveal judge feel- ings throughout trial) During the 1991 trial, Judge Elliott picked up where he left off in 1983 Jud ...
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