Image via Wikipedia This is some authority I compiled for one of my cases on whether a judge must recuse himself (disqualify himself from hearing a case) as soon as he learns he has an interest in the case even though no motion asking him to recuse himself has been filed. What I learned is, [...]

In both of the examples discussed in my prior post on this subject, other than the dismissal of the charges, the officers suffered no repercussions that I know of. The District Attorney continued to use those officers as witnesses and in spite of the requirement that all potentially exculpatory evidence be provided to all defendants, [...]