State v. Keith

{¶ 1} Defendant, Davonne Keith, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Kathleen Ann Sutula from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-captioned criminal cases.

{¶ 2} The Eighth District Court of Appeals vacated Keith’s sentences and remanded to Judge Sutula for resentencing. See State v. Keith, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga Nos. 102981, 103006, and 103009, 2016-Ohio-3056, 2016 WL 2941212. Keith claims that Judge Sutula should be disqualified from resentencing him because of her comments and conduct at the initial sentencing, which…