Villines v. Harris

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September 30,2004

Ms. Karla M. Burnett

Ms. Amanda Mankin Mitchell

Pulaski County Attorney’s Office

201 South Broadway, Suite 400

Little Rock, AR 72201

Mr. Thomas S. Stone

Dover Dixon Home PLLC

425 West Capitol, Suite 3700

Little Rock, AR 72201

Dear Counsel:

First, I wish to thank you for your research and arguments. It has been most beneficial to me in reaching a decision on whether I should recuse in your pending case on appeal, Villines v. Harris, case number SC 04-00568. After your study of the case law and treatises bearing on the subject of disqualification and recusal of judges, you…