Patrick v. State

¶1 James Patrick appeals from an interlocutory order of the District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, substituting the second District Court judge after the first recused herself from Patrick’s postconviction proceedings. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

ISSUES

¶2 We restate Patrick’s issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Whether the District Court erred when it denied Patrick’s motion to invalidate the State’s judicial substitution after the sentencing judge recused herself from postconviction proceedings.

¶4 2. Whether the District Court erred when it denied Patrick’s request…