United States Eighth Circuit

Judge who stated in election materials a hostility toward affirmative action need not recuse himself from capital trial of minority defendant absent a more particularized showing of bias.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2001
• Published 11/16/2001

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen E. Rottenberg, St. Louis, MO, argued (Frederick A. Duchardt, Jr., Kearney, MO, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Spillane, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, argued (Jeramiah W. Nixon, Missouri Attorney General, on the brief), for appellee.