Commonwealth v. Simpson

1. The fact that the judge had presided in another criminal prosecution against the defendant two years earlier did not require him to allow the defendant’s motion that he disqualify himself. See Commonwealth v. Leventhal, 364 Mass. 718, 721-723 (1974); Lena v. Commonwealth, 369 Mass. 571, 573-576 (1976). There were no special circumstances calling into question the judge’s impartiality. See Commonwealth v. Leate, 367 Mass. 689, 698 n.8 (1975). 2. Nothing in G. L. c. 234, § 1A, or in Commonwealth v. Morgan, 369 Mass. 332 (1975), cert. denied 427 U.S. 905 (1976), required the judge to inquire…