State v. Brown

{¶ 1} This affidavit of disqualification was filed by Douglas P. Stead, seeking the disqualification of Judge Deborah P. O’Neill from participating in the above-captioned case.

{¶ 2} The underlying case is a death penalty case and affiant is one of two assistant Franklin County prosecutors assigned to the case. Defendant Gerald L. Brown has waived his right to a jury trial and will be tried before a three-judge panel; Judge O’Neill was randomly chosen as one of the three. The other two judges are Judge David Cain, presiding judge, and Judge Patrick McGrath.

{¶ 3} Affiant makes two arguments in…