State v. Laughlin

SPECIAL TERM OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Robert Laughlin filed a notice to remove the judge assigned to his case for cause. The chief judge of the judicial district denied the notice. Laughlin petitioned for a writ of prohibition. We remand for reconsideration.

FACTS

When Laughlin and his attorney appeared for trial in this criminal matter and learned the identity of the trial judge, Laughlin filed a notice to remove as a matter of right. The trial judge denied the notice because the trial judge had earlier presided over a hearing in the case. Laughlin then asked the trial judge to…