Legal Opinion
Ohio v. McMahan
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 2016No. 16-AP-026Published
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, C.J.
{¶ 1} Defendant David McMahan has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge James F. Stevenson from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-captioned criminal case.
{¶ 2} McMahan believes that Judge Stevenson has a bias against him because he authored a published letter to the editor of the local newspaper that criticized the judge’s conduct in McMahan’s previous domestic-relations case. Specifically, McMahan’s letter alleged that Judge Stevenson is not concerned about parents who introduce children to illegal drugs and that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Simmons v. Goodwill Industries of Akron, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 2003
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in Its Capacity as Receiver of Comfed Savings Bank, F.A. v. Rhetta B. Sweeney and John Sweeney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in Its Capacity as Receiver of Comfed Savings Bank, F.A. v. Rhetta B. Sweeney, John Sweeney and John Does I-VCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- In re Disqualification of D'ApolitoOhio Supreme Court · 2014
- In re Disqualification of DonofrioOhio Supreme Court · 2012
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