State v. Beasley

{¶ 1} I concur in the decision to deny the motion for reconsideration filed by appellant, Richard Beasley. I write separately, however, to point out that Beasley waived his first argument in support of reconsideration and that well-settled case law runs directly contrary to that argument.

{¶ 2} Beasley argues that because the Office of the Attorney General represented the state in this case, Justice R. Patrick DeWine, son of Attorney General Mike DeWine, was required to recuse himself from this case because a "reasonable and objective observer would harbor serious doubts about the judge's…