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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jun. 12, 2008

No Recusal of Prosecutor in Retrial

Despite a murder defendant's protest that the prosecutor is racially biased, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge Tuesday rejected a recusal motion and announced trial will start Monday.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 3

      MARTINEZ - Despite a murder defendant's protest that the prosecutor is racially biased, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge Tuesday rejected a recusal motion and announced trial will start Monday.
      The backstory to the hearing before Judge John W. Kennedy involves longstanding complaints by defe...

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