State v. Protzman

{¶ 1} Douglas W. Merrill, counsel for the defendant, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Roger Binette from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-captioned case.

{¶ 2} Mr. Merrill avers that Judge Binette is biased against the defendant and has prejudged any potential defense motion for judicial release. Specifically, Mr. Merrill states that the defendant previously entered into a plea agreement on the condition that the state of Ohio would not object to judicial release after the defendant served 18 months in prison.…