Roger Stone Files Motion To Disqualify Judge Over Her Statements At His Sentencing
Attorneys for Roger Stone filed a motion Friday for the judge in his case to recuse herself from hearing his upcoming argument for a new trial, saying her statements praising the jury during his sentencing hearing should be disqualifying. . .
Stone is currently seeking a new trial after it was revealed that the lead juror in the trial against him made social media posts criticizing President Trump and celebrating Stone’s conviction. That juror, Tomeka Hart, was also a former pollical candidate with a history of activism for the Democratic Party.
Because Judge Berman-Jackson praised the jury, Stone’s attorneys argue, it is reasonable to question her impartiality in hearing his case for a new trial based on the apparent bias within the jury that convicted him.
BREAKING: Roger Stone has filed a motion to disqualify judge, questioning Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s impartiality based on statements at his sentencing yesterday. @CourthouseNews pic.twitter.com/TxhxGw5pBD
— Megan Mineiro (@MMineiro_CNS) February 22, 2020
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