Edwards Won't Get New Judge

The Advocate reports that US District Judge Ralph Tyson has issued a ruling refusing to recuse himself from ruling on whether Edwards conviction should be overturned because of claims that Judge Polozola was impaired by painkillers during Edwards trial. The motion filed by Edwards' attorneys claimed that "a reasonable observer undoubtedly would harbor doubts about whether Judge Polozola's colleagues could decide these types of questions in a fair and impartial manner."

Posted by AJR at June 19, 2004 11:23 PM