State of Minnesota v. Travis William Mylo Cleary

OPINION

REILLY, Judge.

Appellant probationer argues that the district court violated his’ constitutional due-process right to have a “neutral and detached” decision-maker preside at his probation revocation hearing. Because we conclude an objective, unbiased layperson with full knowledge of the facts and circumstances may reasonably question the judge’s impartiality at the probation revocation hearing, we reverse the- district court’s denial of appellant’s motion to remove the drug court judge from presiding over the probation revocation hearing, vacate the probation revocation order,- and…