Legal Opinion
State v. Ahmed
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 2006No. 06-AP-035Published
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
{¶ 1} Attorney Jay Milano — counsel for the defendant — has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking the disqualification of Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold from acting on any further proceedings in case No. CR 03-437437 in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County.
{¶ 2} Milano alleges that Judge Saffold cannot preside fairly and impartially in this criminal case because she is running for reelection and has named the Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney as her honorary campaign chairman. The judge intends, according to the affidavit, to show that she is…
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