State v. Higginbotham
State v. Higginbotham
44 So. 3d 701; 2010 WL 3633098
(Southern Reporter, Third Series)
State v. Higginbotham
Opinion
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Bobby Dean HIGGINBOTHAM.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Writ granted. If a judge is to take the stand as a witness in a motion for new trial containing multiple grounds, he should be recused from presiding at the hearing. See La.C.Cr.P.art. 671. Judge Crigler is recused from hearing the motion for new trial in its entirety.
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