Santisteban v. State

Appellant challenges his conviction and sentence for four counts of vehicular manslaughter. He makes four claims: (1) that the trial judge erred in failing to recuse himself from the appellant’s criminal case when he was presiding over a civil case involving the deaths of the individuals; (2) that the evidence did not support a finding of criminal negligence; (3) that the verdict was “inconsistent with the weight of the evidence”; and (4) that the court erred in failing to grant a more significant downward departure. As to issue one, appellant’s motion was technically deficient but failed to…