State v. Brown

O’Connor, C J.

{¶ 1} Defendant, Amir J. Tauwab, formerly known as Bruce A. Brown, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Kathleen Ann Sutula from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-captioned criminal case.

{¶ 2} Tauwab claims that Judge Sutula is biased against him for the following reasons. First, he claims his attorney told him that at an April 2016 pretrial conference with counsel, Judge Sutula stated that Tauwab is guilty and should accept the consequences of his actions. Second, Tauwab complains about some of…