Recusal of Judge
Except as indicated, all indented material is copied directly from the court’s opinion.
Decisions of the Tennessee Supreme Court
State v. Griffin, 610 S.W.3d 752, 757 (Tenn. 2020)
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B, section 2.07 provides that this Court shall decide an appeal of a recusal matter under this section “on an expedited basis upon a de novo standard of review.”
Decisions of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
State v. Hardison, No. E2022-00207-CCA-R3-CD, p. 22 (Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. Aug. 9, 2023).
This court reviews a trial court’s denial of a motion to recuse de novo. Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10B, § 2.01.
State v. Allen, No. E2022-00437-CCA-R3-CD, p. 52 (Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. July 12, 2023).
This court reviews a trial court’s denial of a motion to recuse de novo. Tenn. R. Sup. Ct. 10B § 2.01.
State v. Fisher, No. M2022-00225-CCA-R3-CD, p. 14 (Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. Feb. 15, 2023).
Appellate courts review a trial court’s ruling on a motion for recusal under a de novo standard of review with no presumption of correctness. State v. Mark Dewayne McMurry, No. M2021-00223-CCA-R3-CD, 2022 WL 1087087, at *4 (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 12, 2022) (citing Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10B, § 2.01).
Barrett v. State, No. M2021-01149-CCA-R3-PC, p. 10 (Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. Feb. 8, 2023).
Unless the evidence in the record indicates that the failure to recuse was an abuse of discretion, this Court will not interfere with that decision. State v. Hines, 919 S.W.2d 573, 578 (Tenn. 1995).
State of Tennessee v. McMurry, No. M2021-00223-CCA-R3-CD, p. 7 (Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. Apr. 12, 2022).
We review a trial court’s denial of a motion to recuse de novo. Tenn. R. Sup. Ct. 10B § 2.01.
