State Of Louisiana v. Benson O'Brien, III

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 0741 VERSUS BENSON HARRISON O' BRIEN, III AUGUST 16, 2021 In Re: Benson Harrison O' Brien, III, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 521, 288. BEFORE: McDONALD, LANIER, AND WOLFE, JJ. WRIT DENIED. A judge is presumed to be impartial. The burden is on the defendant to prove otherwise. State v. Kitts, 2017- 0777 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 5/ 10/ 1. 8), 250 So. 3d 939, 956- 57, writ denied, 2018- 00872 ( La. 1/ 28/ 20), 291 So. 3d 1057. The tantamount duty of a judge is…