Legal Opinion
In re Disqualification of Forsthoefel
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 2013No. 13-AP-028 and 13-AP-029PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, C.J.
{¶ 1} James H. Banks, counsel for the defendants in the underlying cases, has filed two affidavits with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Ronald P. Forsthoefel from presiding over any further proceedings in case Nos. 09-CRI-066 and 09-CRI-064, now pending for a hearing on defendants’ motions to withdraw their guilty pleas and vacate their convictions.
{¶ 2} Banks alleges that Judge Forsthoefel has been exposed to false, derogatory, and embarrassing information about these same defendants in other cases or from sources outside of the underlying case records.…
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