State Ex Rel. Riley v. Collins

CAMERON, Chief Judge.

This is a writ of certiorari to review the actions of the respondent, Superior Court Judge John P. Collins, in refusing to disqualify himself at the request of the County Attorney of Cochise County in certain criminal cases filed in that County.

We are called upon to answer three questions :

1. Did the County Attorney by his request that Judge Deddens disqualify himself, in the cases under consideration, exhaust the State’s right to peremptorily disqualify Judge Collins from presiding?

2. Did the County Attorney show that Judge Collins was actually biased and prejudiced?

3.…