In re Disqualification of Hedric

Moyer, CJ.

{¶ 1} Scott N. Blauvelt, counsel for defendant, Michael Dale Phillips, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking the disqualification of Judge Craig D. Hedric from acting on any further proceedings in case No. CR2008-01-0006, a criminal matter in the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County.

{¶ 2} According to Blauvelt, the defendant was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, a felony of the third degree. The indictment also alleged that defendant has at least one other felony OMVI conviction and included a specification that…