In re Disqualification of Mayberry

{¶ 1} Drew A. Hanna, counsel for the defendant, Denise Hook, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Alan R. Mayberry from further proceedings in case No. 2009-CR-271, a criminal matter in the Court of Common Pleas of Wood County.

{¶ 2} Hanna states that on August 28, 2009, Judge Mayberry showed him a letter that the judge had received from a witness for the state. According to Hanna, the witness attacked the defendant in the letter and asserted facts as to her guilt. Hanna believes that Judge Mayberry should be disqualified because he…