State Ex Rel. Gaston v. Gibson Circuit Court

ORIGINAL ACTION

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Relator sought a Writ of Mandamus against the respondent to require the trial judge, the Honorable Walter H. Palmer, to grant a change of judge. The writ was temporarily denied at a hearing on February 9, 1984. This opinion is to ratify that denial.

Relator was convicted by a jury of Dealing in a Controlled Substance, a class B felony. This conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals in an opinion reported at 451 N.E.2d 360. The cause was remanded for a new trial. After remand the relator filed a Motion for Change of Judge-which was denied. Relator then…