Rodgers v. State

Appellant, Jeremiah Martel Rodgers, appeals his convictions and sentences and argues that the trial judge erred in denying his motion to disqualify. Upon careful review of the record, we conclude that a reasonably prudent person, faced with the facts of this case, would be placed in fear of not receiving a fair and impartial trial before the trial judge. See Livingston v. State, 858 So.2d 353, 354 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) (holding that the question of whether a trial judge erred in denying a motion to disqualify is whether a reasonably prudent person, faced with the facts of the case, would be put…